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Torpedo Pig Press · Novella

What I Gave Away

by Christopher Flaten

A haunting, intimate novella about trust, control, and the unsettling peace found in surrender.

Author Christopher Flaten
Publisher Torpedo Pig Press
Publication Date June 8, 2026
Format Hardcover, hand-bound limited edition
Page Count 162 pages
ISBN 979-8-9959400-0-5
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Synopsis

About the Book

Maggie and Franklin didn't retreat to their remote winter cabin to change their lives. They came for quiet, a week away from the city and everything pressing in around them.

But when a simple mistake with a set of keys leaves Maggie unable to leave on her own, the situation feels manageable at first. The cabin is warm. The road will clear. Her husband is right there. They keep living as if nothing is wrong.

Meals are cooked. Nights are shared. The days pass quietly while the outside world drifts farther away. As the silence of the woods settles in, the problem stops looking temporary.

It is no longer a question of when Maggie will get out. It is a question of how much of her freedom was ever really hers to begin with, and what it means to place it in someone else's hands.

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The Author

About Christopher Flaten

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Christopher Flaten

Christopher Flaten is the author of What I Gave Away, published by Torpedo Pig Press. (Placeholder — add a short author bio, hometown, or previous work here.)