Synopsis

What would you do if you discovered that your father had hidden his true identity?

After her father died, author Carla Rieger discovered a hidden box of mementos revealing he had changed his identity twice in his life. With the help of genealogical sources Carla uncovered amazing family secrets, heartbreaking stories and colourful people that she felt deserved a voice. She has intricately woven them together here into a suspense novel, as three generations of the same family explore the challenges of what it means to be a Change Artist.

Fran, a change-averse accountant, is overshadowed by her elderly father’s demanding and eccentric ways. When he dies Fran finds herself tangled in a web of betrayal and confusion. Her inheritance in jeopardy and her father’s true identity threatening her future, Fran must find an inner strength she never knew she had. From Vancouver to Vienna of today to the Sahara Desert and carnival entertainers of the past, Fran fights to uncover the truth both to save her father’s legacy and find the secrets that will change her life forever.

The Change Artist blends compelling storytelling with a message that can only come from understanding where you came from. If you’ve ever searched for more meaning in life, this book will seize your mind and heart from the first chapter. The Change Artist is an award finalist for Fiction Inspired by True Events (Books & Authors Awards), Social Change (Indie Excellence Awards) and Visionary Fiction (USA Book News Awards).

Here’s what people are saying …

This is a heart-warming and thought-provoking book that I will definitely read again.

- Clare Swindlehurst, Book Reviewer, The Blue Archipelago

Romance, adventure, history, philosophy — it has it all! A thought-provoking page-turner that illuminates a little-known period of history and makes it relevant for today. Highly recommended.

- Matt Weinstein, author of Gently Down the Stream

This story of enduring trauma and loss is mesmerizing, irresistible, and healing. It unveils untold stories that have slipped away from collective consciousness. Carla Rieger entered a forgotten darkness and brought it out into the light again.

- Gerda Wever-Rabehl, author of Inside the Parrott Cage: Dialogues and Reflections on History and Trauma

A fascinating journey of transformation and an intriguing new way of looking at a subject that is very familiar to me — a woman’s journey of facing her shadow so that she can finally re-create herself.

- Sidra Stone, author of The Shadow King: The Invisible Force that Holds Women Back

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