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Genre:
Literary Fiction
Website:
PeterGoochAuthor.com
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Bio
Peter Gooch is a painter, writer, and former art professor, originally from Ann Arbor, Michigan. He currently lives in Corrales, New Mexico with his wife. He is the author of the novel SEREN, and his short fiction appears in numerous literary magazines. He holds an MFA in painting from Western Michigan University.
Books
Title: SEREN
Publisher: Apprentice House Press, 2025
Genre: Literary Fiction
It’s 1978, and the high-end art scene in the Midwest is booming. Successful Detroit gallery owner Fairchild Moss is tired of his life as a middleman. He secretly yearns to return to his first love—painting. When Moss comes into possession of a mysterious masterpiece created by the reclusive genius Norris Bainbridge, his life takes an unexpected turn. Perplexed by several unexpected elements in the thick paint—the imprint of a female nipple and a partial handprint—Moss is intrigued. These clues convince him that the aging artist was not alone in the creation his powerful work. So begins a darkly comic quest to uncover the story behind the eerie painting and to locate the elusive muse who inspired the aging painter’s greatest masterpiece.
