This work offers a compelling examination of one man’s downward spiral into the depths of emotional despair. After losing his wife and father under tragic circumstances, Peter Jernigan finds himself imprisoned by his own psychological demons while attempting to help his son overcome his own boyhood traumas. A glimmer of hope arrives in the form of the mother of his son’s girlfriend, and then is quickly dashed. An unnerving and emotionally challenging book, David Gates’ Jernigan presents a profoundly dark and sombre post-modern landscape. | Jernigan by David Gates, Paperback | Indigo Chapters