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Nick Amedeo’s successful life unravels in a matter of three days.Joyce, his wife, plays a fundamental part in everything that happens.Or is it his past, revisiting these halcyon days?He has it all; successful business, luxurious villa, beautiful wife, two children, a Merc in the garage. Not bad for a former child migrant from the hills of Sicily. Then, over just three days, it all goes to pieces. It all starts on a dazzling summer morning in Perth, Australia. The story is narrated in turn by Nick, Joyce, and his employee, Steve. They observe events which, in the space of three dramatic days, shatter their existence. Arresting drama is structured in three acts; The Dog, The Pig and The Crabs. Each represents aspects of Nick’s complex personality. As the truth of his situation unfolds, Nick returns, by way of memory and dreams, to rural Sicily of the 1930s, where he lived as a boy with his beloved grandfather. The man is prisoner of his extreme masculinity. Depicted with raw honesty, the narrative follows the decline of a male in crisis. Nick and Joyce take parallel journeys of self-discovery which uncover disturbing secrets that will change them irrevocably. Man Fragmenting is the story of a man at the height of his powers, who stands on the precipice of disaster. It depicts the decline of a male in crisis with rare insight and raw energy. It is an intense, atmospheric novel that takes the reader on a journey through experiences, dark memories and dreams.
