The Roles We Inherit

<p>In his newest collection of stories Patrick Trotti has created a portrait of forgotten people living on the fringes. Featuring thirteen never before published stories <em>The Roles We Inherit</em> will entertain and haunt readers. Using a direct style mixed with self-deprecating humor these characters search for answers even though they're not entirely sure if the questions posed will lead to salvation.</p><p><br></p><p>A recently sober man recounts all he's been through during a panic attack while trying to reunite with the wife he fears might never come back. A young couple uses a hurricane as cover to loot an abandoned mansion to try and save their new marriage. An addict tries a new drug on the same day he's let out of the hospital for a drug-induced seizure. A young aimless man returns home to find his mother had him killed overseas in a war rather than admit to her neighbors that he's floundering.</p><p><br></p><p>As these stories and others unfold Trotti explores the vast underbelly of society and shows us just how relatable suffering can be.</p>