Tom’s Universe
Tom’s Universe is Ivan Salcedo’s debut novel. It tells the story of Tom Esher, who discovers that it is hard – but not impossible – to apologise to a dead man. It’s about as hard as it is for that dead man to apologise to his son. You just need to break a few rules. And learn how to peel an onion:
Tom’s universe is turned upside down by the dying wish of Frank, his estranged father – a request that will lead Tom on a very personal adventure. Tom finds himself on a quest for understanding, forgiveness and redemption – a journey that will take him from the peculiar made-up world between his ears to unfamiliar places filled with strange and damaged people. Some are trying to help – his girlfriend Maggie, Monk Quixote, his online alter-ego with a very shiny tail, but others… he’s not so sure about. What should he make of the dreadlocked stranger who carries a torch for all our sins? Or the Republican Dominoes Club?
And who, or what, is the God of Onions?