"Quand il est arrivé à Paris, Koudelka avait déjà réalisé deux reportages de première importance. L'un montrait le Printemps de Prague; On aurait pu qualifier l'autre d'ethnologique si ses images de Gitans n'avaient été aussi chargées d'émotion. Inconnu en 1970, il était déjà l'un des photographes les plus puissants de son temps. Ce livre prouve que dans ces terres d'exil qu'il parcourt avec la rage de voir qui est la sienne, le talent si particulier de Koudelka, s'est affirmé, épanoui.
Teenage narrator, Tom, stumbles upon a complex and intensely abusive relationship between his older sister, Jessie, and their father.
Centre Realms focuses on Will, a young, struggling man facing the possibilities of loss. An eccentric business trip leads him and a co-worker to the North pole, an expedition to potentially help in the fight against pollution. A bizarre misfortune leads Will to confront the possibilities of debunking one of the Earth's strangest conspiracy theories - Middle Earth. It is the belief that other forms of life may be living in wide open spaces and caverns hundreds of miles beneath our feet. After Will's boss agrees to cover the expenses needed to accomplish such a feat, experts are employed and the possibilities of success start seeming likely. However, as investigations occur, one problem leads to next, including mental and physical trauma throughout the trip. The team wonders whether the descent into the earth is worth the danger, as events begin to spiral out of control. Meanwhile, Will worries about the amount of time available for one last goodbye to the one he loves most.
In the depths of despair, four individuals - Tench, Mark, Hank, and Joe - find themselves navigating the treacherous waters of unemployment, divorce, obesity, and depression. Their lives spiral into an abyss of hopelessness, each day darker than the last. As they inch closer to the precipice of rock bottom, a shared desire ignites within them, a spark of purpose born from desperation. They begin to toy with the notion of vigilantism, finding solace in the idea of reclaiming control and meaning in their lives through daring acts that challenge the very fabric of society. Yet, as their secret lives as vigilantes unfold, a haunting question looms: When will their hunger for justice ever be satiated? In this gripping tale of redemption and retribution, Tench, Mark, Hank, and Joe must grapple with the blurred lines between heroism and madness, ultimately discovering that the path to salvation is as perilous as the darkness they seek to combat.