Goodnight Sunshine

By Mark Cameron

*** Longlisted for the 2016 Whistler Independent Book Awards *** 

A disenchanted family man from the Pacific Northwest travels to Ecuador seeking an invention that could change the global energy landscape.

Synopsis:
Sleepwalking through life on a quiet island near Seattle, Oliver Bruce is struck twice in one day. Emerging unscathed from an accident that leaves his SUV a crumpled mess, Oliver finds a fragment of a letter about an invention that could change the global energy landscape. The discovery brings Oliver face-to-face with the widening chasm between his mundane existence as a middle-aged family man and the richer life he longs for.

Oliver is drawn to locate the invention by embarking on a journey to the jungles of Ecuador, where he places trust in an enigmatic young beauty—while believing with increasing certainty that he is being followed.

Told against a backdrop of colorful characters and exotic locations, Goodnight Sunshine unwinds Oliver's gradual descent from youthful optimism to mid-life malaise, ultimately forcing him to re-evaluate his core beliefs and face the true source of his discontent.

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Mark Cameron is an avid traveller, entrepreneur, husband, and father of two unschooled children. Mark can be found online at markofwords.com, in his hometown of Gibsons, British Columbia, or in a coffee shop somewhere else on Earth.

See a brief video interview with Mark Cameron.

Reviews for Goodnight Sunshine:

Midwest Book Review - Small Press Bookwatch, March 2016

'A deftly crafted and skillfully written novel from beginning to end, "Goodnight Sunshine" is a highly recommended and unfailingly entertaining read documenting author Mark Cameron as an especially skilled and original storyteller. Indeed, "Goodnight Sunshine" is certain to be an enduringly popular addition to community library General Fiction collections.'

Jan DeGrass, Coast Reporter, December 17, 2015​

'... the characters ring true and the rich life of Ecuador that Cameron describes undeniably comes from his own first-hand knowledge of the country as a traveller.'