Authorpreneur Dashboard – Edward Hatfield
Anatomy of a House
Literature & Fiction
MATTHEW FOX has resigned himself to a life devoid of emotion, working at a chain bookstore in Chicago. After a chance meeting with TRESA, an intuitive young woman, he learns his heart is missing. The duo travels to Japan to revisit Matthew’s former life there. Matthew reconnects with old friends and is advised by two eccentric Buddhist monks to seek his missing pieces, a journey which takes them to rural Buddhist temples, mountaintop shrines, through frigid snowfalls, to warm Okinawan coastlines, all the way to Japanese-occupied Manchuria and back. Matthew loses hope and blames a flaw inherited from the father he never knew. Matthew realizes that in order to face his past he must face the flaw in himself and confront the source of regret he has been punishing himself for, abandoning the woman he loved when she needed him. Matthew’s life exists within the books of a library in a house cut off from the outside world where a man with no memory called CHARLIE reads them. Unable to leave, he explores the house and begins to understand that everything around him is connected to Matthew, including himself. He reads the story of the two Buddhist monks, which leads Charlie to believe that he and the house were created by Matthew. Charlie must escape when he discovers a decay destroying everything in the house, making its way to the library. Charlie and Matthew's stories collide when they are forced to make a choice between love and need.
Book Bubbles from Anatomy of a House
20. Don't Get Comfortable - The Books
"The Books" chapters represent one of three split narratives that coalesce in the final section of the book. In the books, the life of MATTHEW FOX is chronicled. However, as CHARLIE eventually discovers in the house, reading the books reveals more than just the past.
19. A Scientific Approach - The House
"The House" chapters represent one of three split narratives that coalesce in the final section of the book. In these chapters, a man with no memory who calls himself CHARLIE finds himself trapped in a house. In the house he finds a library that seems to chronicle the life of MATTHEW FOX. The more he reads about Matthew there more he discovers about who and where he is.
18. Spoils of War - The Books
These historical chapters occur within the "The Books" narrative. These chapters chronicle the past of the two Buddhist monks that have come to advise MATTHEW FOX and their involvement in the Japanese occupation of Manchuria. Their stories parallel certain aspects of Matthew's story and through them a clearer understanding of how the narratives connect, though subtle, is achieved. Those who enjoy historical fiction will particularly find these chapters satisfying. Though fictional, much time was devoted to the historical accuracy of these events.
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Roman numeral chapters represent one of three split narratives that coalesce in the final section of the book. These chapters begin and finish the novel and work as a linear reality that serves as a reference point for and eventually anchors the other narratives.
17. Things Fall Apart - The Books
"The Books" chapters represent one of three split narratives that coalesce in the final section of the book. In the books, the life of MATTHEW FOX is chronicled. However, as CHARLIE eventually discovers in the house, reading the books reveals more than just the past.
16. Romulus and Remus - The Books
These historical chapters occur within the "The Books" narrative. These chapters chronicle the past of the two Buddhist monks that have come to advise MATTHEW FOX and their involvement in the Japanese occupation of Manchuria. Their stories parallel certain aspects of Matthew's story and through them a clearer understanding of how the narratives connect, though subtle, is achieved. Those who enjoy historical fiction will particularly find these chapters satisfying. Though fictional, much time was devoted to the historical accuracy of these events.
15. Mouse Trap - The House
"The House" chapters represent one of three split narratives that coalesce in the final section of the book. In these chapters, a man with no memory who calls himself CHARLIE finds himself trapped in a house. In the house he finds a library that seems to chronicle the life of MATTHEW FOX. The more he reads about Matthew there more he discovers about who and where he is.
14. A Freudian Trip - The Books
"The Books" chapters represent one of three split narratives that coalesce in the final section of the book. In the books, the life of MATTHEW FOX is chronicled. However, as CHARLIE eventually discovers in the house, reading the books reveals more than just the past.
13. Be Kind, Rewind - The House
"The House" chapters represent one of three split narratives that coalesce in the final section of the book. In these chapters, a man with no memory who calls himself CHARLIE finds himself trapped in a house. In the house he finds a library that seems to chronicle the life of MATTHEW FOX. The more he reads about Matthew there more he discovers about who and where he is.
12. Missing Person - The Books
"The Books" chapters represent one of three split narratives that coalesce in the final section of the book. In the books, the life of MATTHEW FOX is chronicled. However, as CHARLIE eventually discovers in the house, reading the books reveals more than just the past.
11. Indiscretions - The House
"The House" chapters represent one of three split narratives that coalesce in the final section of the book. In these chapters, a man with no memory who calls himself CHARLIE finds himself trapped in a house. In the house he finds a library that seems to chronicle the life of MATTHEW FOX. The more he reads about Matthew there more he discovers about who and where he is.
10. Monks, Trunks, and Revelations - The Book
"The Books" chapters represent one of three split narratives that coalesce in the final section of the book. In the books, the life of MATTHEW FOX is chronicled. However, as CHARLIE eventually discovers in the house, reading the books reveals more than just the past.
9. Schrodinger's Cat - The House
"The House" chapters represent one of three split narratives that coalesce in the final section of the book. In these chapters, a man with no memory who calls himself CHARLIE finds himself trapped in a house. In the house he finds a library that seems to chronicle the life of MATTHEW FOX. The more he reads about Matthew there more he discovers about who and where he is.
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Roman numeral chapters represent one of three split narratives that coalesce in the final section of the book. These chapters begin and finish the novel and work as a linear reality that serves as a reference point for and eventually anchors the other narratives.
8 What's True of Hiking is True of Life - The
"The House" chapters represent one of three split narratives that coalesce in the final section of the book. In these chapters, a man with no memory who calls himself CHARLIE finds himself trapped in a house. In the house he finds a library that seems to chronicle the life of MATTHEW FOX. The more he reads about Matthew there more he discovers about who and where he is.
7. Lost in Familiar Territory - The Books
"The Books" chapters represent one of three split narratives that coalesce in the final section of the book. In the books, the life of MATTHEW FOX is chronicled. However, as CHARLIE eventually discovers in the house, reading the books reveals more than just the past.
6. A Bit of Company - The House
"The House" chapters represent one of three split narratives that coalesce in the final section of the book. In these chapters, a man with no memory who calls himself CHARLIE finds himself trapped in a house. In the house he finds a library that seems to chronicle the life of MATTHEW FOX. The more he reads about Matthew there more he discovers about who and where he is.
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Roman numeral chapters represent one of three split narratives that coalesce in the final section of the book. These chapters begin and finish the novel and work as a linear reality that serves as a reference point for and eventually anchors the other narratives.
5. Blueprints - The House
"The House" chapters represent one of three split narratives that coalesce in the final section of the book. In these chapters, a man with no memory who calls himself CHARLIE finds himself trapped in a house. In the house he finds a library that seems to chronicle the life of MATTHEW FOX. The more he reads about Matthew there more he discovers about who and where he is.
4. Just Like Fate - The Books
"The Books" chapters represent one of three split narratives that coalesce in the final section of the book. In the books, the life of MATTHEW FOX is chronicled. However, as CHARLIE eventually discovers in the house, reading the books reveals more than just the past.
3. The Library - The House
"The House" chapters represent one of three split narratives that coalesce in the final section of the book. In these chapters, a man with no memory who calls himself CHARLIE finds himself trapped in a house. In the house he finds a library that seems to chronicle the life of MATTHEW FOX. The more he reads about Matthew there more he discovers about who and where he is.
2. Edward Hopper - The Books
"The Books" chapters represent one of three split narratives that coalesce in the final section of the book. In the books, the life of MATTHEW FOX is chronicled. However, as CHARLIE eventually discovers in the house, reading the books reveals more than just the past.
1. Tabula Rasa - The House
"The House" chapters represent one of three split narratives that coalesce in the final section of the book. In these chapters, a man with no memory who calls himself CHARLIE finds himself trapped in a house. In the house he finds a library that seems to chronicle the life of MATTHEW FOX. The more he reads about Matthew there more he discovers about who and where he is.
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Roman numeral chapters represent one of three split narratives that coalesce in the final section of the book. These chapters begin and finish the novel and work as a linear reality that serves as a reference point for and eventually anchors the other narratives.
