Today I am taking part In the ‘Man Of Clay’ Blog Tour, but, for once, I am hosting an extract from this brilliant looking and sounding book for ZooLoo’s Book Tours and Alan Derosby. I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I did!
Book Synopsis
1930’s Germany:
Karl Auerbach escapes Buchenwald concentration camp. Ashamed of the truth of how he fled , Karl vows never to speak of the memories of his imprisonment.
Present Day – Rhode Island:
When Karl’s grandson Zachariah is faced with prejudice of his own and a close friend is subjected to a horrific assault, Karl knows he must finally confront the demons of his past before Zachariah sets in motion a deadly chain of events.
MAN OF CLAY explores the consequences of being held captive by the ghosts of our past, the decisions we make and what happens when someone crosses the line in search of revenge and retribution.
Extract
A cup of coffee, placed on a table next to the old recliner, kept him awake. Karl desired something much stronger, but the effects of liquor on his elderly body would send him off to sleep. And Karl did not want that.
Even after his wife made the decision to retire to the bedroom, Karl stayed, alone, in his thoughts and nightmares that arrived every evening. So much sadness and regret were embedded in his mind, even as simple memories like last night’s dinner or the score of the ballgame, slipped through with ease.
Once the lights were dimmed and the sun began to set, shadows formed through blinds; stripped lines appearing on the floor and walls. Sometimes, when Karl left his jacket on the back of the kitchen chair, the stripes brought back awful images of forced enslavement with and by men long dead and buried. However, the lights alone, were not the entirety of his fear. It was where his eyes went when he was alone; the locked cellar door that sat alongside the kitchen. Boxes and crates, filled with memories of Christmas past, graduations, and family vacations, lined the walls of the basement; every nook and cranny taken up. But there was something so much darker, hidden deep within the basement that scared him.
Sometimes, it was as if eyes were looking back at him, peeking through the tiny keyhole that kept the cellar locked. Other times, the howls and cries of all those that kept his dreams alive could be heard through the wind that swept through the screened windows on a light spring evening.
Eventually, Karl would go to his bed. He would rather be frightened next to the woman he loved than closer to what truly scared him. And though he desired to keep things secret; nightmares carried until death; Karl could feel the pull. He was destined to bear witness to his past, though everything in his being told him to avoid it. And soon enough, the great beast would return, and Hell would follow close behind.
Author Bio
Alan Derosby, a Maine native, has spent the past several years focusing on his passion: writing. Alan has created original and spooky short stories, having several published in a variety of anthologies. MAN OF CLAY is his debut novel.
When not writing, Alan is teaching history at Messalonskee High School in Oakland, Maine, spending time with his wife and daughter, or watching the New York Mets suffer through another disappointing season.
Follow him at:
Facebook: – https://www.facebook.com/ADerosbyauthor/
Instagram: – https://www.instagram.com/aderosby75/
Twitter: – https://twitter.com/AlanDerosby
Amazon Author Page: – https://www.amazon.com/Alan-Derosby/e/B084LVSRG7?ref_=dbs_p_ebk_r00_abau_000000
Buy Links
Amazon UK https://www.amazon.co.uk/Man-Clay-chilling-historical-thriller-ebook/dp/B09HPY4J77
Amazon US https://www.amazon.com/Man-Clay-chilling-historical-thriller-ebook/dp/B09HPY4J77
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Thank you so much for sharing this extract CF, xx
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