ABNA Quarterfinalist SBR Martin's "Pig" Features Cover Art by Acclaimed Musician/Artist Jenn Wertz

June 18, 2012 - PRLog -- Maverick author SBR Martin delivers another great read - and, with it comes other great things.

Martin's newest novel, "pig," features cover art by Jenn Wertz, a Pittsburgh, PA, artist and musician, who is best known as an original member of the multi-platinum recording artists Rusted Root. The cover piece, "Catwoman," is a remarkable work demonstrative of Wertz's accomplishments as a mixed-media artist, using abstract photographs, oil paint, and wax encaustic.

Behind the cover is an unnerving, yet inspiring, story of domestic abuse, sexuality, reflection, and loss.

"Pig" is the story of Lily, a woman holding on to too much pain and too many secrets, including a big secret she's keeping from herself. The entire novel takes place at her husband's funeral, where she sits alone on a couch in the corner, desperately clinging to a scrap of paper she refuses to reveal.

The narrative comes from Lily's memories, as stirred by the familiar faces of funeral home patrons. Physical abuse, graphic sex, and devastating loss are but a few of the past events reawakened by Lily's reflections - as are love, mothering, and redemption.

What does it take for a troubled woman to finally let go? How did her husband get in that box? And what is she holding in her hand? Step into Lily's past to answer the present questions. But don't expect to be pleased with everything you learn. Some stories just aren't meant to have happy endings.

Honored as a Second Prize Quarterfinalist in the 2012 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Awards, Publishers Weekly said of Martin's work: "The ultimate resolution of the story makes for quite a surprise... (Martin) is able to build good characters, flawed and believable, yet familiar; so that at the end one is saddened, but also, in a strange way, enriched.”

"Pig" was released by The Artists' Orchard, LLC as a Kindle edition eBook on 11 June 2012, and is available for purchase and lending on amazon at http://amazon.com/author/sbrmartin.

More information on "pig" can be found at http://facebook.com/sbrmartin.pig.

A digital review copy and/or press packet is available upon request sent to pr@theartistsorchard.com.

Interview/comment queries can be sent directly to Martin at sbrmartin@sbrmartin.com.

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