Light from Distant Stars – A Novel

When Cohen Marah steps over his fathers body in the basement embalming room of the familys funeral home he has no idea that he is stepping into a labyrinth of memory. As the last one to see his father Cohen is the primary suspect.. Over the next week Cohens childhood memories come back in living color. The dramatic events that led to his father being asked to leave his pastoral position. The game of baseball that somehow kept them together. And the two children in the forest who became his friends--and enlisted him in a dark and dangerous undertaking. As the lines blur between what was real and what was imaginary Cohen is faced with the question hes been avoiding: Did he kill his father?. In Light from Distant Stars master story weaver Shawn Smucker relays a tale both eerie and enchanting one that will have you questioning reality and reaching out for what is true good and genuine.