A Forgivable Indecision

A Forgivable Indecision

In 1913, a 15 year-old pregnant girl is found dead of apparent suicide. Dr. James Wilson, a new graduate and the first doctor ever to start a practice in this rural town, feels guilty over her death because of his delayed intervention. He knows Bessie was raped by one of her relatives and vows to find justice for her. He discovers that circumstances are not always as they appear and it is hard to find justice for female victims of sexual abuse especially in the early 1900s. The story later swings to the battlefields of France as WWI erupts and it is here that James discovers the truth about Bessie's death and a form of justice is achieved. In this story, James finds love, wrestles with moral dilemmas, treats illnesses and conditions as doctors would in 1913-19 and enlists in a war that provides truth and justice for him but no peace. This book is about decisions, made and unmade, spontaneous or calculated, and how they can affect the lives of so many. In 1999, at the age of 45, Shawn suffered a tear of an artery in his neck that resulted in a brainstem stroke, leaving him locked in. He was unable to resume his occupation as a family doctor but found fulfillment volunteering and being active in his community. Shawn lives at home with the care of his wife, Jill, in Rothesay, NB. He has a speech impairment, trouble swallowing, and paralysis of all four limbs with limited use of his left arm. He uses a power wheelchair for mobility. This is his third book. He previously wrote a memoir of being locked in called "Locked In Locked Out" of which the second edition is being published January 2020 and another fiction called "The Dove's Eye".