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A Life Apart
2009
print edition release in February 2026

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In 1970, Nate Ledger has decided to take account of his life after his decision to retreat to a remote cabin in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. His memoir takes him from the aftermath of WWI through a series of loves and losses that weave his story toward present day.

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When his long-lost nephew shows up on his doorstep at the beginning of Thanksgiving week, though, Nate's nostalgic reverie is upended. Soon, he is left alone with his nephew's son, Mickey, a boy everyone can only call strange.

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But Nate recognizes something familiar in Mickey and sees that the boy might hold the keys to understanding his life, sending Nate on a journey to re-examine the decisions that led him to live a life apart.

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Irreplaceable 
coming in 2026

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As Ethan grapples with the recent death of his wife, Maddie, grief threatens to capsize him. But when he suddenly sees her across the street with the man he left behind 25 years before, Ethan's life is upended completely.

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Ripped from the world he and Maddie created, Ethan suddenly finds himself racing down two dangerous paths, all the while desperately trying to remember everything they once had.
 

With a nod to the master, Stephen King, as well as a dreamscape of characters imagined and seemingly real, Irreplaceable crosses the continent of grief with humor, horror, and honesty on a journey to the endless light of love.

© 2026 Another Jack Martini Feat of Strength

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