Invisible Sun

A Novel by Andrew H. Housley

“We’re all broken. Some things may never mend—but there, in those fractures, is beauty.”

When Ian returns to New Orleans to collect the remains—physical and emotional—of his brother Hugo’s suicide, he’s pulled into a whirlwind of memory, grief, and existential reckoning. Invisible Sun is a searing meditation on family, addiction, trauma, and the merciless pursuit of meaning in the aftermath of loss.

As Ian navigates the jagged terrain of Hugo’s past—sifting through old vinyl, cryptic letters, and the unsettling remnants of a hidden life—he confronts not only the dark truth about his brother but also the abyss within himself. With echoes of Camus and Cormac McCarthy, this novel dives into the marrow of the human experience, asking whether healing is possible—or even real.

Equal parts noir, philosophical inquiry, and psychological unraveling, Invisible Sun radiates with raw honesty and poetic grit. Housley doesn’t flinch from the grotesque, nor from grace. The sun may be obscured, but it is never absent.
 

Themes:

• The ripple effect of suicide and sibling bonds

• Existential despair vs. spiritual curiosity

• Family dysfunction and reconciliation

• The brutality and beauty of New Orleans

• The question of whether love is enough
   

Praise for Invisible Sun:

“Dark, brutal, and transcendent. Housley captures the desperation of grief and the ghostly resonance of brotherhood with haunting precision.”
 

“A masterwork of introspection and poetic fury—every sentence is fire and ache.”
 

“Like a Southern Gothic fever dream steeped in bourbon, sorrow, and sunlit truths.”
 

“If Cormac McCarthy had a spiritual heir with a yoga mat and a broken heart, it would be Andrew H. Housley.”