IT WAS NOT THE SAME SILENCE
When the Seams Come Undone — Volume I
Ravenna, AD 70.
A pregnant woman is deliberately denied water. No one needs to strike her. A closed door and the decision to do nothing are enough.
Her death should have ended there.
Instead, its consequences reach across centuries, touching four lives: Mara, Ettore, Benedetto, and Hanzhang. Each encounters a different part of a past that refuses to remain buried.
It Was Not the Same Silence is a work of historical literary fiction with a metaphysical mystery at its heart. Moving between different eras and places, the novel explores memory, moral responsibility, and the consequences of human choices.
A slow-burning, atmospheric story for readers who appreciate morally complex characters, interconnected lives, and mysteries that unfold gradually.
Volume I of an ongoing series.
Content Warnings: Violence • Death • Murder • War/Combat • Abuse • Emotional Abuse • Grief/Loss
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