A Dreich Evening

By Osvaldo Ferula

A quiet man. A violent night. A life split in two.
Archie has always kept his world small, steady job, quiet manners, and polite nods to neighbours. But behind that calm surface lies exhaustion, loneliness, and a depression he refuses to name.
One night of unexpected violence shatters the fragile balance he's built. From that moment on, Archie's life divides into "before" and "after." Despite changing jobs, cities, and routines, the past follows him like a shadow.
Told through sessions with a mental health practitioner, this novel reveals Archie's journey toward recovery, honest, raw, and deeply human. As he builds a new life in Glasgow during the turbulence of the late 1970s, he faces loss, love, fatherhood, and the slow work of rebuilding trust in himself and others.
This is not a story about erasing pain. It's about learning to live alongside it, with courage, compassion, and quiet hope.
Some parts of Archie's story are true. The rest could belong to anyone.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0G3R9ZWZZ
• ISBN13: 9798275525342
• Release Date: November 2025
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 315 Pages
• Weight: 0.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.8" x 6.0"