Synopsis – Australian Gothic

Last week I announced my forthcoming novel, Australian Gothic. This is a work I am very proud of, and hope to get many eyes on. It is a story of grief, trauma and overcoming mental demons. Today I’d like to share a little about the story through the synopsis below:

When Locrian Smythe’s father dies, he must leave Sydney for the family property in rural New South Wales to resolve the matter of the will. It is only once he arrives at his isolated childhood home that he finds himself plagued with the ghosts of his past, and is forced to confront a terrible tragedy that befell the family long ago. Nothing is what it seems as the line between memory and reality becomes inexplicably blurred. Meanwhile, Locrian finds himself enamoured by the mysterious Lydia, whose flighty charisma seems to conceal more than she would reveal.

A family saga spanning a generation, Australian Gothic explores the lengths people will go to protect themselves and the ones they love from the suffering beset by the indifferent horrors of life itself.

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Published by P. S. Clinen

Official website of Australian author, artist and musician, P.S.Clinen. He has published four novels - Tenebrae Manor, The Will of the Wisp, Patina #1 and Australian Gothic; as well as the illustrated poem A Boy Named Art and poetry compilation Vignettes - An Anthology. All of his works are available to purchase on Amazon. He has several albums available on Bandcamp and other streaming services as Pinnacle Tricks. Check back often for more by this author, including poetry, short stories, new music and other updates.