The beach, the aunt, the deck chairs, the cousin

By Michelangelo Armani

The beach is the perfect backdrop for a family holiday, but also for the resurfacing of unspoken secrets.

Marco and his mother return to the seaside town where Aunt Barbara and cousin Corrado live. Both families, already fractured by divorce, must now confront a past that has never been fully resolved: an incident from years ago, during their last vacation together, when a seemingly innocent accident left a lasting impression on Marco and Corrado.

Marco has never forgotten what happened. A single glance from Aunt Barbara - subtle, fleeting, but impossible to ignore - planted a seed of doubt in his mind. Was her vulnerability that day an accident, or something deliberate? Returning to the beach becomes Marco's quest for answers. But his search will unravel the lives of all four protagonists, forcing them to face uncomfortable truths and hidden desires.

The Beach, the Aunt, the Deckchairs, the Cousin is a short novel blending eroticism and psychological depth, exploring the fine line between innocence and transgression, suspicion and truth, desire and obsession.

Note: This novel contains explicit situations and language that may be sensitive for some readers. Recommended for mature and open-minded audiences.

In the summer of five years earlier, during a brief stay with his aunt and uncle who live in a seaside town, young Marco witnessed a scene so striking that it affected his sexual maturation.
Returning to the scene of the misdeed, under conditions made different by the intervening separation of both his parents and his aunt and uncle too, Marco finds himself caught up in a spiral of upheaval that will eventually overwhelm him, his aunt Barbara, his mother Anna and cousin Corrado.
This is a darkly hued story that impinges on the seascapes, beach life and genuine and somewhat dim-witted activities of those who choose the sea as a destination to spend a few days on vacation.
The themes covered and the language used make this book suitable for an adult audience.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0DSWMKJK3
• ISBN13: 9798306744063
• Release Date: January 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 84 Pages
• Weight: 0.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.5" x 8.5"