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After Joey
by Cosmo Tarkovsky
What happens when the person who gave your life meaning is gone?
Julian Sheppard thought his life was complete when he adopted Joey - a smart, blue-eyed boy who would come to define his world. But when illness takes Joey away, Julian is left with a grief so profound it threatens to consume him. His life becomes a hollow echo of what it once was, marked by loss, guilt, and the crushing burden of his memories.
Then comes Ben.
Guarded, withdrawn, and carrying problems of his own, Ben is everything Julian is not ready for - and everything he cannot ignore. As their lives begin to intertwine, Julian finds himself drawn into a fragile, uncertain connection that challenges his grief and forces him to confront the question he has been avoiding:
Can you ever open your heart again after losing someone you loved like a son?
Told through alternating perspectives, After Joey is a deeply moving story of loss, resilience, and the unexpected ways in which broken lives can come together to heal. As past and present collide, Julian and Ben must each face their own battles - and discover whether redemption lies not in forgetting, but in finding the courage to begin again.
Tender, powerful, and ultimately uplifting, After Joey is Tarkovsky's promising debut novel about the enduring impact of love, and the lives it continues to shape, even after it is gone.
