The Two Shelbys (or...Love & Theft)
A novel in three threads that start separately and unite at the end.
This novel is currently at the beta reader stage. Two colleagues, both writers themselves, read it in summer of 2025. Final revisions are in progress.
The world of Fort Greene, Brooklyn, NY, early twenty-tens; and the autobody shops and racetracks of Ulster Co., NY; the world of independent filmmakers and intellectuals moving into series TV; the world of a 5-year-old Canadian prodigy and his mother's Nova Scotia yoga studio.
The manuscript is 91,000 words. The work fits squarely into the genre of Literary fiction, being character-focused, theme-driven.
“Loading Zones” by Kurt Vile.
The Two Shelbys ~ Complete Synopsis
Intended primarily for agents, the complete synopsis of The Two Shelbys reveals the intricate, "braided" structure, provides sketches of the cast, and spoils the ending!