"Samuel" is a poignant literary novel that follows Samuel Hartley, a middle-aged clockmaker in a small coastal town, whose ordered life unravels after receiving a letter from his estranged daughter. As he confronts buried memories of loss, regret, and a decades-old family secret, Samuel embarks on a journey—both physical and emotional—to reconcile with his past. Through alternating flashbacks and present-day struggles, the novel explores themes of forgiveness, time, and redemption. Richly atmospheric and deeply humane, "Samuel" is a moving meditation on the ties that bind us and the courage it takes to mend what time has broken.
