Two wrongs may not make a right, but what about three? JP Rodriguez’s debut novel is an examination of what it means to live a modern life and the price of inaction in a world where chances at redemption and happiness are all too few. Watched over by the majestic mountains of the Canadian west, the narrator came early to understand that every action creates a reaction, and what goes up comes downusually hard. So he’s spent his life in an emotional straitjacket, living comfortably on the surface of things. Only once has he ever come close to betraying his philosophy, but he came to his senses before it was too late and left her. At least thats what he thinks until the morning he wakens to a violent and inexplicable nausea. Haunted by the love he threw away and his former lover’s mysterious murder, he leaves his job and sets off in search of direction. On an epic journey over land and sea, through past and present, his heart and mind struggle to find common ground. Mile by mile, he develops the justification for an act of deliberate violence and maybe his own redemption.

JP Rodriguez grew up in Thunder Bay, Ontario. He studied in Thunder Bay, Vancouver and Toronto, taking more courses than he suspects anyone ever has en-route to a teaching degree. Following his studies, he spent seven years abroad, and those experiences greatly influenced him and his work. He began writing fiction in Japan, while teaching English to students ranging in age from three to eight-eight. After five years living in Tokyo and traveling extensively, he and his wife moved to London, England, for two years. They returned to Thunder Bay, and jp began to rethink a teaching career, deciding to focus on social work. He now works in that field. JP is passionate about social justice and global politics, and these interests inform his writing. He has written and published many short stories, and The Space Between is his first novel. Although writing is what he loves most, he also enjoys painting, making music, photography, cycling and skiing.

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