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Author Debuts Poetic Tale of Life After Death

1/7/2026

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Patrick Charnley (author) debuts with This, My Second Life, about a man clinically dead for 40 minutes after a cardiac arrest.
Jago Trevarno returns to his Cornish village to recover under his uncle Jacob's care.
He grapples with emotional instability and cognitive challenges from brain injury.
Charnley's writing is described as spare and poetic, capturing Jago's quest for peace and connection.

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Story summary

Patrick Charnley (author) debuts with This, My Second Life, about a man clinically dead for 40 minutes after a cardiac arrest.
Jago Trevarno returns to his Cornish village to recover under his uncle Jacob's care.
He grapples with emotional instability and cognitive challenges from brain injury.
Charnley's writing is described as spare and poetic, capturing Jago's quest for peace and connection.