Sugar People

Sugar People

by Oliver Ferrie

Kestrel has a lot to be worried about.

His best friend Tala has been struck by a severe mental illness, attempting suicide over the winter break. She has developed an obsession with making little sculptures she will not let anyone touch.

Meanwhile, Kestrel is struggling at university. His artwork has his teachers concerned, and he can’t explain any of it. But it’s not just him — all his friends are feeling strange this term, although none of them can place why.

After a chance meeting with the university’s charismatic religious counsellor, Daran Bailey, Kestrel becomes drawn back in to a world he had once left behind. As the term marches on, his dreams grow more uncomfortable, and he feels like he’s going crazy, until at long last, Tala lets Kestrel in on her secret…

This book contains depictions of abuse. Read at your own discretion. Treat yourself kindly.

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Genre:Literary, Horror, Dark Fantasy, Magical Realism, Coming-of-age
Keywords:LGBT, gay protagonist, trauma, PTSD, art school, Catholicism, tabletop RPGs
Page Count:444
Release Date:4th April 2023
ISBN (Print):978-82-693096-1-4
ISBN (Ebook):978-82-693096-2-1

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