Letters of a Fading Self: How We Lose Ourselves, and How We Return

Author:   Mark Bishop
Publisher:   Mark Bishop
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9798232219765


Pages:   42
Publication Date:   21 November 2025
Format:   Paperback
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Letters of a Fading Self: How We Lose Ourselves, and How We Return


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Edward once walked through the world with wonder - a boy who dreamed in equations, built imaginary laboratories, and saw magic in every raindrop. But adulthood has a quiet way of dimming the light. Now he moves through life on autopilot: drained by work, haunted by routine, and slipping into a slow, invisible fading of the self. Hazel, his wife, is the warmth that anchors him. Her gentle presence, childlike humor, and fierce, fragile love are a sanctuary against the growing emptiness inside him. Yet even love cannot always silence the quiet questions that gnaw at the soul. When a work trip to Gabon, a crisis in a hospital room, and an unexpected pregnancy collide, Edward is forced to confront the truth: he is losing himself - to fear, to meaninglessness, to the quiet erosion of wonder. At Hazel's urging, he begins to write. What follows is a journey through memory, nostalgia, panic, childhood, philosophy, and the fragile beauty of ordinary life. As he revisits the boy he once was and the dreams he abandoned, Edward must decide whether he can still return to himself - and to the life waiting patiently beside the firelight.

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Author:   Mark Bishop
Publisher:   Mark Bishop
Imprint:   Mark Bishop
Dimensions:   Width: 21.60cm , Height: 0.20cm , Length: 27.90cm
Weight:   0.124kg
ISBN:  

9798232219765


Pages:   42
Publication Date:   21 November 2025
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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From a young age, I dreamt of becoming a writer, a vision sparked not by-passing fantasy, but by a profound and lasting connection to words and the worlds they build. As a child, storytelling was more than play; it was purpose. That enduring passion became a driving force, shaping my identity and serving as the sacred lens through which I understand life. Today, I strive to be a thoughtful and incisive writer whose work draws from the depths of psychological inquiry, spiritual symbolism, and supernatural intrigue. Writing isn't simply a craft it is the heartbeat of my existence, the reason I persist, question, and create. Every page I write is a testament to the belief that stories can reveal hidden truths and awaken transformation. All I want is a chance, a chance to prove the talent I've nurtured since childhood, and to share the voice that has waited patiently to be heard.

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