Langbeschreibung
In the literary fiction novel Parting the Mend, Steve Coleman is a man living on the last ravaged, dangling thread. Once an accomplished athlete, Steve's life has spiraled into substance abuse and fades to a destructive existence in a decrepit apartment he shares with the ghosts of his late wife and his past. When his parents die suddenly, Steve must work with his successful brother Marty, who privately deals with burgeoning addictions of his own, to sell the family home. As Steve's life further splits from reality his behavior threatens to derail the increasingly essential sale and invade Marty's personal and public life. When a final act could take a criminal turn, Steve is sent away for treatment by his exasperated brother