• Sharp Obsidian, A Novel by Joseph Suste

  • By: Joseph Suste
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Sharp Obsidian, A Novel by Joseph Suste

By: Joseph Suste
  • Summary

  • Sharp Obsidian is a serious, character-driven literary fiction. The story gives adult readers a peek into the messy mind of a troubled teenage girl, Julia. Teenage readers will experience the soul-tearing angst of a desperate father, Steven. The story is told from the divergent viewpoints of Julia and Steven. He loses control of his fourteen-year-old daughter when she is taken over by dissolute drop outs. He panics and resorts to putting Julia into a wilderness recovery camp for troubled teenagers. Julia relates her adventures in the wilderness school and returns home chastened, but with her strong will vibrant spirit intact.
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Episodes
  • Sharp Obsidian Episode 3
    Jun 4 2024

    In the last episode, Julia's father, Steve, woke up in the middle of the night finding Julia's mother, Mary, in their living room. She's crying,, not knowing where Julia is and worried about her safety. The make a plan to take back control from the forces that have taken Julia over.

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    27 mins
  • Sharp Obsidian Episode 2
    May 28 2024

    In the last episode, fourteen year old, Julia, came home after being gone for several days and had a fight with her mother, Mary. In a flash forward, Julia's father, Steven, finds a box of items left in his barn that reminded him of a family trauma 10 years earlier. He phones twenty-something, Julia, with a desire to discuss the box and the experience 10 years ago. He is rebuffed. After a few days, he took the box to Julia's apartment where they had an emotional confrontation. Julia and Steven met later and Julia agreed to discuss her experience in the teen recovery camp with Steven.

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    15 mins
  • Sharp Obsidian Episode 1
    May 21 2024

    Fourteen-year- old, Julia, returns home after being gone for several days. Her mother, Mary, confronts her about being gone and missing school. A fight ensues.

    In a 10 year flash forward, Julia's father, Steven, finds a box of Julia's belongings that she left after returning from a teen recovery camp when she was fourteen. Steven wants to discuss the significance of the items in the box and events that took place 10 years earlier, but twenty-something, Julia, rebuffs him.

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    22 mins

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