Faces in the Water

Raymond Brunell

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Length6h 38m

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When a tragic accident leaves Laurel Marek with prosopagnosia—the inability to recognize faces—she believes her artistic career is over. But the mysterious lake near her inherited studio transforms her neurological condition into a supernatural gift. Every brushstroke awakens memories that aren't her own, voices from the disappeared speaking through frequencies only her rewired neurons can decode. As Laurel paints faces she's never seen but somehow knows, she discovers her father's disappearance wasn't an accident—it was a calling. The lake preserves consciousness itself, archiving everyone its depths have claimed. Now the thirty-three-year cycle peaks, and Laurel must choose between safety and becoming the lake's next Memory Keeper. With forest ranger Caleb anchoring her to the living world, Laurel ventures into luminous depths where memory and reality dissolve. A haunting blend of magical realism and supernatural mystery exploring neurodivergent perception as gateway to truth.

Audiobook details

GenreFantasy, General Fiction

Length6 hrs 38 mins

Narrated bySelect Your Own

FormateBook with Audio

Publish dateAug 14, 2025

LanguageEnglish

11. Reflections Unseen

1111. The Archive Awakens

22. Echoes of a Forgotten Father

1212. The Marek Legacy

33. The Face in the Water

1313. Immersion

44. Canvas of Mysteries

1414. Echoes of the Lost

55. The Memory Keeper’s Riddles

1515. The Community’s Awakening

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66. Echoes of the Past

1616. Caleb’s Revelation

77. The Synesthete’s Symphony

1717. The Cycle’s End

88. Patterns in the Depths

1818. Reflections of Truth

99. The Keeper’s Warning

1919. Ripples of Change

1010. Fractured Reflections

2020. The Endless Reflection

About the author

Raymond Brunell

Raymond Brunell writes literary fiction exploring recovery, observation, and quiet transformation. His work has appeared in Skeleton Flowers Press, Brilliant Flash Fiction, Moss Puppy Magazine, and Across the Margin. He lives in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.View all by Raymond Brunell