The Pale - Patrick Reynolds

What happens when the rules still hold-but no longer make sense?

Brian Desmond didn't choose what happened to his life. Now he must choose what to do about it. All of it.

A dead wife. More questions than answers. Prying eyes. Expectations he never agreed to meet. Where does a life like that even begin again?

The Pale is a novel about grief, restraint, and the quiet violence of composure. With dark humor and emotional precision, it follows a man whose carefully ordered life begins to fracture, revealing the cost of politely smiling and nodding without ever getting the joke.

So what's the solution?

A midlife motorcycle trip.

What could possibly go wrong?