The Weight of Walls

The Weight of the Walls is a stark, haunting illustrated novel that explores what lingers when we cannot let go.

Across centuries, homes, mansions, and halls have been filled with laughter, secrets, and ambition. But not all who lived inside truly left. Those who clutched greed, power, envy, or even love too tightly found themselves bound within the very walls they once prized.

Trapped for generations, they become silent witnesses to the joys and cruelties of human life, watching as families rise and fall, as power corrupts, as tenderness endures. Children under three can see them. Animals sense them. And sometimes, the living can set them free.

From ancient stone dwellings to colonial houses and political mansions, The Weight of the Walls blends lyrical prose with stark black-and-white illustrations drawn by the author. It is not a ghost story in the ordinary sense. It is a meditation on memory, greed, devotion, and the heavy cost of holding on when it is time to let go.

Perfect for readers of literary fiction, gothic tales, and illustrated novels that walk the line between history and haunting.