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name: R.L. Prendergast
about: R. L. (Rod) Prendergast’s first novel, "The Impact of a Single Event," was long-listed for literary fiction by the Independent Publisher Book Awards in 2009. The book became a bestseller in Canada. Rod’s second novel, "Dinner with Lisa," was awarded the 2012 Independent Publisher Book Awards Bronze Medal for Best Regional Fiction, Western Canada. Inspired by his son’s inability to sleep through the night, Rod then wrote a children’s story, "Baby, Please go to Sleep." "The Confessions of Socrates" is his third novel and fourth book. "The Confessions of Socrates" was a finalist for the 11th annual National Indie Excellence Award for historical fiction, is a finalist for the 2017 Whistler Independent Book Award for Fiction and is shortlisted f R. L. (Rod) Prendergast’s first novel, "The Impact of a Single Event," was long-listed for literary fiction by the Independent Publisher Book Awards in 2009. The book became a bestseller in Canada. Rod’s second novel, "Dinner with Lisa," was awarded the 2012 Independent Publisher Book Awards Bronze Medal for Best Regional Fiction, Western Canada. Inspired by his son’s inability to sleep through the night, Rod then wrote a children’s story, "Baby, Please go to Sleep." "The Confessions of Socrates" is his third novel and fourth book. "The Confessions of Socrates" was a finalist for the 11th annual National Indie Excellence Award for historical fiction, is a finalist for the 2017 Whistler Independent Book Award for Fiction and is shortlisted for the 2017 International Rubery Book Award, which is the largest cash award for books published by independent publishers in Great Britain. ...more