Matter of Life and Death A Matter of Life and Death: The Importance of Being Kane, Book 1, (Paperback)

<strong>From <em>New York Times</em> Bestselling Author Keith Ablow</strong><p></p><p></p>Alex Kane, a brilliant but deeply troubled hedge fund manager, has built a fortune predicting market movements-yet he is powerless to control the quiet collapse of his own life. Haunted by his father's suicide, shaped by his mother's alcoholism, and hollowed out by a success that feels increasingly meaningless, Kane reaches a breaking point. His marriage disintegrates. His partners force him out of the firm he built. And his beloved dog Abel-his last steady source of unconditional love-is dying. Alone and unraveling, Kane contemplates ending it all.<p></p><p></p>Instead, he conceives an audacious alternative: if his life feels broken beyond repair, he will rewrite it.<p></p><p></p>Enter Hank Kline, a once-celebrated Hollywood director now desperate for relevance. Kane hires him to stage an elaborate rebirth-a meticulously engineered existence in a small New England town, partly populated with actors, scripted encounters, and carefully orchestrated "coincidences" designed to manufacture meaning. Armed with a new name and altered appearance, Kane steps into the role of his own reinvention.<p></p><p></p>But immersion carries risks. As fabricated moments begin to feel disturbingly authentic, the boundary between performance and reality dissolves. Memories intrude. Control slips. And Kane must confront a dangerous question: can a man truly escape his past-or will every story, no matter how carefully rewritten, bend back toward its original ending?<p></p><p></p>"Keith Ablow is a spectacular writer. He has created a wonderful work of fiction." -Matthew Modine, American Writer, Actor, Director and Producer<p></p><p></p>"Keith Ablow has written a literary masterpiece that asks and answers the question, 'Can a human being find the true self within?' Alex Kane is a hero for all of us." -Dr. Rock Positano, Co-author of Dinner with Dimaggio: Memories of an American Hero <p></p><p></p><p></p>

• Matter of Life and Death A Matter of Life and Death: The Importance of Being Kane, Book 1, (Paperback)
• Author: Keith Russell Ablow
• ISBN: 9798890224705
• Format: Paperback
• Publication Date: 2026-07-30
• Page Count: 290