🎓 Unraveling Jim Garraty: Memory, Love, and the Courage to Return

🎓 Unraveling Jim Garraty: Memory, Love, and the Courage to Return

There’s something quietly powerful about stories that revisit the past not for nostalgia’s sake, but for reconciliation. Reunion: Coda is one of those stories.

At the heart is Jim Garraty, a history professor whose life is shaped by silence as much as speech. Split between two timelines—his high school years and adult life at Columbia—the novel explores emotional fault lines formed by young love, missed chances, and the fragile grace of second beginnings.

From Martina Reynaud, the quiet presence who shaped Jim’s youth, to Maddie, the woman who may offer him redemption, the story doesn’t simply trace romances—it examines what we do with memory, grief, and hope when we’re brave enough to revisit old wounds. And with subplots that reflect real-world complexities—like a student influenced by far-right propaganda—the novel brings thoughtful texture to the emotional core.

Thomas Wikman’s review captured the essence: “Life can be good but never perfect. We recognize ourselves in the stories and it helps us feel and grow.” It’s a reminder that imperfection is not a flaw in storytelling—it’s where resonance lives.

If you’ve ever wondered how music, letters, and missed connections might echo across decades and leave us changed, Reunion: Coda may be the novel that meets you there.

Reunion: Coda is available in three formats: Kindle, paperback, and hardcover.