The Last Confession of Sullivan Moore

by Marco Manfre

Book Overview

Living one's life a second time: this time, latching onto missed opportunities, avoiding pitfalls, and, most importantly, making sure not to not hurt people, especially those you love. Of course, once we reach the age of understanding-whenever that may be-we know that we have only one chance at life. That's where confession comes into the picture; not the kind of whispered declaration of misdeeds conducted in a shadowy cubicle in a church, but an opportunity, before it is too late, to tell someone what you did during your years on Earth, both what was joyful, rewarding, and admirable, and what has resulted in dark clouds hanging over you as you lie in bed at night, staring at the ceiling, hoping for the relief that comes from a few hours of unconsciousness.

The Last Confession of Sullivan Moore tells that story, the narrative of a once-acclaimed writer-turned recluse who, in the last year of his life, reveals all of the mistakes he has made and the missteps that he has taken. Even though, at the beginning of this period of often heart-wrenching conversations, Moore tells the young writer-the unnamed narrator of the book-that " ... the end can't come soon enough for me," in truth, he does not want to die until he has unloaded the psychic burden that weighs him down and causes him to consider his life a failed enterprise.

The Last Confession of Sullivan Moore is more than a recitation of a great man's successes and failures, noble endeavors and reprehensible deeds, heady times when he soared to great heights and dismal instances when he fell into bottomless troughs of despair. It is a story within a story, that of the narrator, who, during the course of his year with Moore, begins to see parallels to his own life and attempts to determine how to live in a better way, one that does not involve hurting others and ultimately regretting all that has passed.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0DR2QBK2K
• ISBN13: 9798304153461
• Release Date: December 2024
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 302 Pages
• Weight: 1.33 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.0" x 10.0"