In the House of False Causes

In the House of False Causes is the story of a middle-aged writer, Harry, who moves to the small Southern town of Acacia to finish a stalled novel about two lovers badly wounded during the Vietnam War. After becoming involved with a sociopathic neighbor and the neighbor's lover, Harry finds himself lost in a maze of maddening deceptions and manipulations until intrusive memories of his boyhood summers spent at a boardwalk carnival show him the way out. This is a gripping psychological and philosophical thriller that explores the prolific fluidity of time and meaning, the self-destructive consequences of narcissism, and the power of love to revise outcomes and grant seemingly impossible second chances. Readers who appreciate magical realism will find themselves held fast by this mind-bending narrative from international bestselling author Philip Golabuk.