The Sunset Protocol

di Cade Meridian (Autore)

Cade Meridian, 2025

Arthur Blackwood is eighty-seven years old, stubbornly independent, and running out of time. When a terminal diagnosis forces him to confront what truly matters, Arthur finds himself haunted by his greatest failure: fifteen years of silence with his daughter Sarah. Harsh words, stubborn pride, and a chasm that only widened with time. His unlikely ally is Luma, an AI home companion he never wanted. But as Luma gently guides him through memories of his late wife Eleanor and the daughter he pushed away, Arthur begins to wonder if it's too late to mend what's broken — or if one letter might bridge the divide. The Sunset Protocol is a tender, deeply moving story about family, forgiveness, and finding the courage to reach out before the light fades. Each memory-a lopsided birthday cake, a dirt-streaked girl in a garden, a daughter's fierce determination-cuts deeper than his illness ever could. The letter grows slowly, imperfectly, a patchwork testament to a father's broken heart. But writing the words is only half the battle. Sending them is another mountain entirely. Two hundred miles away, Sarah Blackwood-Hughes has built a life-a career, a marriage, two sons who've never known their grandfather. She's buried the pain of her estrangement beneath layers of busy days and guarded memories. When an email appears from a father she hasn't spoken to in fifteen years, her first instinct is to delete it unread. Instead, she clicks. The Sunset Protocol is a profound exploration of how technology might serve not just our efficiency, but our humanity. It's a story about the walls we build with pride, the words we leave unsaid, and the courage it takes to reach across the silence before it's too late. In the intersection of artificial intelligence and the human heart, author Cade Meridian has crafted a deeply moving tale that asks: What if our AI companions could help us become more connected to each other, not less? Perfect for readers who loved Klara and the Sun, The Midnight Library, and A Man Called Ove, this touching novella reminds us that the measure of any technology is not its computational power, but its capacity to serve human flourishing. And sometimes, the most profound human moments can emerge from the most unexpected catalysts. Because healing is never too late-if we're brave enough to begin.

• Autore: Cade Meridian
• Anno edizione: 2025
• Editore: Cade Meridian
• Formato: EPUB3 con DRMFREE
• Lingua: Inglese
• Compatibilità: Tutti i dispositivi (eccetto Kindle)
• Layout: Reflowable
• EAN: 9798232766801