The Delicate Beast

by Roger Celestin

A novel of a life built on the ashes of childhood

In the 1950s Tropical Republic, a boy lives amid opulence and privilege, spending days at the beach or in the cool hills above the sweltering capital, enjoying leisurely Sunday lunches around the family compound's swimming pool. That is, until the reign of The Mortician begins, unleashing unimaginable horrors that bring his childhood idyll to an end. Narrowly escaping the violent...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1954276362
• ISBN13: 9781954276369
• Release Date: February 2025
• Publisher: Bellevue Literary Press
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.4" x 8.2"