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Honesty and
truth explored in four short vignettes
THE SIMPLICITY OF LIFE by
Christian-Eric Falardeau
ISBN 1-55395-263-4
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
THE SIMPLICITY OF LIFE is a novel in four parts exploring openness,
its consequences and its advantages. The first three parts take place in a
fabricated world that shares many traits with our own pre-industrial
agricultural society. It shows the evolution, or devolution, of the
inhabitants of a small village across three generations, while the last part
is set in contemporary society.
 This novel explores the
concept of honesty and how it is related in our current society. “We are
barricading ourselves behind layers upon layers of little lies for protection,”
says Falardeau. “If we know ourselves well, in
the sense that we stop lying to ourselves, and are open about our
weaknesses, then no one can hurt us. The more afraid we are, the more we
delude ourselves.
“One lie attracts the other,” says Falardeau.
“The less truthful we are about ourselves, the less chance we give others
to be truthful about themselves. However, the opposite
is also true, that truth attracts truth. Sometimes we need a bit of courage
to be the one to initiate the process, but it is also important to not
discourage people who are moving down this road.”
THE SIMPLICITY OF LIFE teaches readers to gain a new level of
maturity and insight in their everyday lives, to take a look deep into
their hearts and think on how to improve themselves “By doing this,” says Falardeau, “we can help transform future generations of
society into ones that value honesty and respect themselves and others.”
Christian-Eric Falardeau was born in 1968,
on a little farm near the village of Beaudry, now part of Rouyn-Noranda, in Abitibi-Temiscamingue (north-west of Québec). He has
two brothers and three sisters.
In 1990, he graduated from Sherbrooke University with a degree in Computer Science, embarked on a career as a
programmer analyst and, later on, became a software development manager. He
retired from the industry in March 2002.
Falardeau wrote
his first novel in 1993 (Saint-Jolivet of
Pendleton) which was quickly followed by a second one (Paul III of Montréal)
before he slowed down to accommodate the demands of a busy profession.
Writing on and off over the next few years, he came back to literature on a
more serious level with the completion of his third novel (Caroline) and
various short stories.
Now a full-time writer, many new novels and short stories can be
expected in the coming months and years. To learn more about CAROLINE or Falardeau's other books, visit his web-site at
www.eric-falardeau.com.
The Simplicity of Life
by Christian-Eric Falardeau
235 pages; paperback; $16.95 US ($25.95 CDN)
published by Trafford Publishing
ISBN 1-55395-263-4
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