The Sea-Wave

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A flash fiction novel which details the aftermath of the kidnapping by an elderly and emotionally damaged man of a severely disabled, wheelchair-bound, unusually bright, depressive 12-year-old girl incapable of speech. The novel consists of the girl's entries in her diary-like memorandum book, entries which relate her own, surprising thoughts on her kidnapping, family, and disabilities, in addition to her verbatim transcriptions of the old man's monologues, which appear to reveal, in fragments, the details of a very specific and unusual period in his life.

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The Sea Wave is a slight read - one that you can get through in a single sitting... and one that is compelling enough that you quite probably will. I've encountered few books in which the narrative voice and the sense of mystery are so compelling. Be warned, of course, that you shouldn't expect a neat or comfortable ending. The Sea Wave is deeper and more nuanced than that.

Rolli has succeeded exceptionally well in stimulating both imagination and empath in The Sea-Wave.

This novel-in-pieces is richly detailed and deeply felt: the flash fictions swing muscularly from closely observed scenes from the point of view of someone paralyzed and denied motion to the point of not feeling "human," to a portrait of parents as people both inadequate and loving. This girl's world is recognizable, despite its singularity. Her wry voice is funny and sad and relatable.

Author Bio

Rolli is a writer, illustrator and cartoonist from Regina, SK, Canada. Hes the author of two short story collections, two collections of poems and two childrens titles. His cartoons appear regularly in The Wall Street Journal, Readers Digest, Harvard Business Review, The Walrus, Adbusters and other popular outlets.