A Step Away from Life

By CALOGERO GAGLIANO

Some wounds never disappear. They simply teach us to live at a distance from ourselves.
For years, one man has survived by burying the memories that shaped him. Childhood illness, painful loss, fragile friendships and experiences that blurred the boundary between care and violation have left him unable to trust closeness, or even himself.
As the past begins to resurface, he is forced to confront the silence, grief and emotional scars that have defined his life. Each memory draws him deeper into a landscape of loneliness, longing and unanswered questions, leading him towards a final choice. He can remain imprisoned by what has been lost, or discover that even after a lifetime of absence, it may still be possible to return to life.
A Step Away from Life is an introspective literary novel about memory, trauma, grief, identity and resilience. Written with emotional honesty and quiet intensity, it explores the lasting effects of childhood experience, the complexity of human relationships and the difficult search for meaning in a life marked by vulnerability.
It is a novel about the distance between surviving and truly living, and about the courage required to cross it.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GX9PWQMZ
• ISBN13: 9798257421143
• Release Date: April 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 100 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.3" x 8.0"