BEYOND the RACE: A Novel of Running, Trauma, Memory, and London Landmarks Half Marathon

After a devastating breakup leaves him emotionally shattered, he begins to run simply to survive the silence. What starts as a desperate attempt to endure slowly becomes something far more profound. With every mile, buried memories rise back to the surface: >When he is unexpectedly selected for the London Landmarks Half Marathon, the race becomes more than a physical challenge. It becomes a fragile promise of reconstruction. A path back toward the version of himself he thought had disappeared forever. Set between London, the Basque Country, Normandy, and the corridors of memory, Beyond the Race is a deeply introspective literary novel about trauma, resilience, identity, and the enduring marks left by childhood. Written with emotional intensity and atmospheric prose, this novel explores: - emotional survival after heartbreak- the psychological legacy of abuse- running as a form of reconstruction- memory, grief, and self-reclamation- the lifelong search for belonging For readers of literary fiction, psychological novels, and emotionally driven narratives, Beyond the Race is a powerful exploration of what remains within us long after survival becomes a habit. Some wounds never truly disappear. They simply learn how to run beside us.

Pagina's: 184, Paperback, Independently published