Five Candies at Midnight

Five Candies at Midnight

Matthew Petchinsky

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Editorial:
Indy Pub
Año de edición:
2026
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Ficción moderna y contemporánea
ISBN:
9798330365555
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On Halloween night, a quiet house offers something stranger than another bowl of candy: five pieces, five handwritten cards, and one simple instruction-take the piece you actually need.Five Candies at Midnight gathers intimate, emotionally charged stories about ordinary people standing at crossroads they can no longer avoid. A man haunted by twenty years of regret faces the past he never forgave himself for. A woman built around anger discovers that betrayal does not deserve ownership of her future. A struggling stranger learns that generosity is not measured only by money. A rejected writer begins separating being unwanted from simply standing at the wrong door. And before midnight, one final visitor must decide whether protecting an old identity is worth sacrificing an uncertain new life.Set against wet streets, porch lights, autumn leaves, and the fading glow of Halloween, these interconnected stories blend contemporary literary fiction with psychological insight and quiet hope. There are no monsters hiding in the dark-only choices, conversations, memories, and the courage to move forward.Sometimes a life does not change with a miracle.Sometimes it changes with one small thing chosen at exactly the right moment and the willingness to finally choose a different tomorrow.

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