The Strange Separation of Jacob and Rob - Ewan, Rob; Choi, Albert
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What happens when a bright future is interrupted? As a young man coming of age in Kingston, Ontario, Rob absorbs knowledge with a passion. His love for learning takes him all over the world, from his school's computer club, to a summer math camp in Chicago, to the CERN physics lab in Switzerland. It all changes one night during his undergrad years as he's walking alongside the waterfront. There, he encounters a distraught woman about to drown herself in the waters of Lake Ontario. This meditative autobiographical novel explores the effects of trauma on a man's mind, and the healing power of…mehr

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What happens when a bright future is interrupted? As a young man coming of age in Kingston, Ontario, Rob absorbs knowledge with a passion. His love for learning takes him all over the world, from his school's computer club, to a summer math camp in Chicago, to the CERN physics lab in Switzerland. It all changes one night during his undergrad years as he's walking alongside the waterfront. There, he encounters a distraught woman about to drown herself in the waters of Lake Ontario. This meditative autobiographical novel explores the effects of trauma on a man's mind, and the healing power of love and hope. Readers will follow Rob's journey as he tries to find his way back from despair through writing, music, and hard work. What does the future-once so clear-now hold? A letter from a woman named Ann may hold the answer . . .
Autorenporträt
Rob Ewan lives in Toronto, where he parlayed a university degree in mathematical physics into an unrelated career in computer communications and security, with short jaunts into social-awareness projects. After uncovering the buried memories of the event that changed his life and gave him the symptoms of PTSD, he has decided to share his story in hopes that it can help others.Albert Choi lives in Markham and works as a software developer. He writes short stories in his spare time. His writing has appeared in On Spec Magazine and Postscripts to Darkness.