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Q.W.E.R.T.Y.: A Haunting (Qwerty Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Barbara Avon (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.2 out of 5 stars (77)
In the tradition of "Twilight Zone", Q.W.E.R.T.Y. takes you into another dimension. A place where all things are possible. Luke is an author and a widower. His aunt gifts him a Remington typewriter and he soon discovers that everything he types, comes true. "What if I can bring her back?" In this novella, that is a cross between time travel and paranormal romance, you'll read a compelling, poetic tale that follows Luke on a heart-breaking journey - one that will change everything.
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    January 22, 2019
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I am a wife, sister, daughter, an aunt and a friend. I am a lover of words and a firm believer that if you "lose your dreams, you might lose your mind." (The Rolling Stones)

Follow your dreams and your heart will be abundant with love. It really is that simple. God Bless and thank you from the bottom of my heart for following me on this incredible journey.

Barbara Avon is a multi-genre Author. She has written since she was young, pursuing her dreams and vowing to write for as long as she can. She has worked at several different media publications and will continue to publish novels until "her pen runs dry". In 2018 she won FACES Magazine's "Best of Ottawa" award for female Author and Spillwords "Author of the Month". She believes in paying it forward and you can read about this belief as the theme is given voice in most of her books. Avon lives in Ontario, Canada with her husband, Danny, their tarantula, Betsy, and their houseplant, Romeo.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07N1TP4RX
  • Accessibility ‏ : ‎ Learn more
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 22, 2019
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1.0 MB
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 85 pages
  • Page Flip ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Book 1 of 2 ‏ : ‎ Qwerty
  • Best Sellers Rank: #5,864,551 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
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    4.2 out of 5 stars (77)

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I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where. - Pablo Neruda.

Barbara Avon grew up Italian in the Niagara Falls Region and attended Notre Dame High School, and then Brock University. In 1999, she moved to Ottawa to pursue work and has worked for two major Ottawa area magazines. Being a shy kid in school, she created stories in her head, and when her Grade 9 English teacher awarded one of her short stories an A +, she knew that she would one day write a novel.

Avon is a multi-genre author. She’s written Romance, Romantic Thrillers, Time Travel, Mystery, Horror, and Paranormal Romance. Her work appears in various anthologies including Steering 23 Publications, and Beyond the Levee, and her stories have been regularly featured on the Spillwords Press website. In October of 2022, “Revived” was chosen as “Horror Book of the Year” by the “Feed My Reads” community, and in February of 2025, "Sultry Is the Night", received the Literary Titan Gold Medal Award for Fiction. In April of 2025, Avon won the Editor's Choice Award for Literary Excellence from Reader's House Magazine. Her work has also appeared in Publisher's Weekly Magazine.

When she’s not writing, she’s experimenting in the kitchen with her husband, spends her time reading, and watching 1980s movies, and always lives with her characters in her head while working on her current novel. Avon has quoted: I believe in magic. Books are magic. Love is the most remarkable magic.

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4.2 out of 5 stars
77 global ratings

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Customers praise the book's unique writing style that weaves into poetic prose, and appreciate its well-developed characters and beautiful aesthetics. The story is compelling, with one customer noting how the author cleverly reveals the plot, while another describes it as a haunting romance with an antique Qwerty Ouija board. Customers find the book emotionally engaging, with one review mentioning its deep and daunting portrayal of grief, while another describes it as a powerful depiction of one man's grief.
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22 customers mention story, 21 positive, 1 negative
Customers find the book's story compelling and creative, with one customer noting how the author cleverly reveals the plot, while another describes it as a short opening chapter that is mesmerizing by the events.
I love a sad story, and Barb Avon does not disappoint. Luke is broken, and he so desperately pines for Claudia, who was taken from him....Read more
A creepy good novella of love and grief with a satisfying ending. Each chapter will keep you wondering what is going to happen next.Read more
...It's a promising idea and interesting premise but I felt like it was published before it was ready for people to actually pay money to read it.Read more
...Other than that, it's a fun story, and I enjoyed it to the very end.Read more
18 customers mention writing style, 13 positive, 5 negative
Customers appreciate the writing style of the book, noting its unique and poetic prose, with one customer highlighting the creative use of the typewriter as a narrative device.
...is unique with prose that I consider nothing short of eloquent and poetic....Read more
...The short opening chapter is mesmerizing by the events and writing style, keeps you engaged like being addicted to the written lines....Read more
...The dialog was awkward against the super flowery writing style and there were several grammatical mistakes and typos....Read more
As much as I recognize the author's writing prowess, the presentation and style of this story weren't my thing....Read more
17 customers mention emotional, 13 positive, 4 negative
Customers find the book emotionally engaging, with one review noting its deep and daunting portrayal of grief, while another describes it as bone-chilling with plenty of heart.
...Indeed, the elusive story mixed with mystery, memories, and grief, as if the main character, Luke, could be anyone who lost a beloved person in life...Read more
...An interesting take on grief, depression, and the question, what would you do, what would you give up for someone you loved?Read more
...Feelings are palpable - hurt that can not be ignored any more than an oncoming tornado. Rough. Raw. Real....Read more
...He came off as shallow and obnoxious, so I had zero sympathy for him....Read more
16 customers mention content, 14 positive, 2 negative
Customers praise the book's content, finding it a great read with much to offer, and one customer describes it as a powerful depiction of one man's grief.
...It's a great read!Read more
...Worth your time to read!Read more
I love this book, it an open window to the mind of a tormented widow and his mourning feels poignant and real, I wanted to reach out and hug that man...Read more
...I definitely recommend reading this book!Read more
8 customers mention romance, 8 positive, 0 negative
Customers enjoy the romance in the book, with one describing it as a haunting story involving an antique Qwerty Ouija board, while another notes it's a beautifully rendered love story.
A most unusual love story. I read a lot and it was great to find a book where I could not guess the ending....Read more
...made me think that this is, in a most original way, just a beautiful realistic love story between the two main characters, Luke and Claudia, whose...Read more
A creepy good novella of love and grief with a satisfying ending. Each chapter will keep you wondering what is going to happen next.Read more
A beautiful and haunting novella about love, death, grief, and all the things in between that occupies an aching heart....Read more
7 customers mention character development, 6 positive, 1 negative
Customers appreciate the character development in the book.
...The characters are strong and well-defined--unusual for a novella--and the dialogue is real....Read more
I like the premise and the characterIzation however got me it was way to flowery. By that I mean....Read more
...hits it out of the park once again with Q.W.E.R.T.Y.. Her characters are so well-developed and real, and I always feel like I might have met them at...Read more
This is a shorter story with heart! Main character is intriguing and I feel for him....Read more
6 customers mention aesthetics, 5 positive, 1 negative
Customers find the book beautiful.
This was so painful and beautiful! I was finally able to read it and devoured the book in one sitting. I feel like I've read a poem.Read more
...It is poetic, elegant and thoroughly entertaining.Read more
A beautiful and haunting novella about love, death, grief, and all the things in between that occupies an aching heart....Read more
...This novella is raw, beautiful, and well executed. I definitely recommend this read....Read more
5 customers mention engaging, 5 positive, 0 negative
Customers find the book engaging, with one describing it as completely riveting.
...opening chapter is mesmerizing by the events and writing style, keeps you engaged like being addicted to the written lines....Read more
I truly enjoyed this story. It was unique and kept me wanting more. I read this book during one sitting because I couldn't put it down!...Read more
Pulls you in and doesn't let you go!Read more
Sensitive and haunting portrayal- completely riveting!Read more
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I truly enjoyed this story. It was unique and kept me wanting more. I read this book during one sitting because I couldn't put it down! The poem that opens the book fits perfectly with the story. I definitely recommend reading this book!
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  • Shmuel Yaccoby
    5.0 out of 5 stars A worth reading self-journey
    Reviewed in the United States on May 30, 2022
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    An outstanding idea for a mysterious storyline, made me think that this is, in a most original way, just a beautiful realistic love story between the two main characters, Luke and Claudia, whose souls are connected through Luke’s mind.

    The short opening chapter is mesmerizing by the events and writing style, keeps you engaged like being addicted to the written lines. Indeed, the elusive story mixed with mystery, memories, and grief, as if the main character, Luke, could be anyone who lost a beloved person in life, represented by Claudia in this story. After all, aren’t we sometimes find ourselves talking to our dead like they are still alive? Like a writer, creating living scenes in our head?

    A brilliant means by an intelligent author to portray how to move forward after a traumatic loss of a dear person, by cherishing those past memorable moments.
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  • David Bez
    4.0 out of 5 stars Love, loss and so much soul!
    Reviewed in the United States on June 6, 2019
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    This is a shorter story with heart! Main character is intriguing and I feel for him. Not a criticism, but an observation based on personal preference for linearity - I was confused at the end. I couldn’t figure out where the story was going as it seemed to loop back to the opening scene and diverge from the narrative I’d just read. I didn’t expect that.
    The author is a good writer and the story has depth, which is hard to achieve in a story of this length. The characters are well-developed, even side characters.
    If you have a few hours, this is a great read with much to give on the themes of loss, love and regrets. It is poetic, elegant and thoroughly entertaining.
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  • Olivia Castetter
    5.0 out of 5 stars A Book that Starts a Discussion
    Reviewed in the United States on February 10, 2020
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    What if you could go back?
    What if you could revisit happier times?
    What if you could rewrite your story?
    These are all questions that Q.W.E.R.T.Y. by Barbara Avon asks the reader. As Luke is thrown into heart-wrenching grief after the loss of the love of his life, he receives a gift, a typewriter, from his deceased, mysterious, spinster aunt.
    What he doesn’t know, though, is his inheritance is a gift that will keep on giving.
    Luke begins hammering out his grief on the old typewriter’s keys, bringing happier times to life again. He’s able to see his beloved once more, and his spiraling-out-of-control grieving transforms into a new opportunity to give the one he loved most everything she lost – but only at the cost of losing everything himself.
    Q.W.E.R.T.Y. profoundly demonstrates the woes and messy lifestyle of a person in unimaginable pain. As I read it (twice!), I felt like I was floating through the pages – disconnected from the book’s reality yet completely immersed in the protagonist’s experience. Ms. Avon completely captured the dreamlike state of grief and skillfully created a tale that brings the reader’s state of mind wholly into that of the protagonist.
    It’s haunting, yes, but it’s also a book worthy of much conversation. How many times in popular culture are we shown a glamorized and tidy version of heartache? Q.W.E.R.T.Y. does no such thing, and for that alone, this book is worthy of each its five stars. This is the sort of story that does so much more than tell a tale – it starts a conversation.
    I strongly recommend this novella for book clubs especially, as well as students studying mental health in any capacity. While the story includes paranormal elements, the experience of Luke is one worthy of much discussion.
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  • Crazdwriter
    5.0 out of 5 stars I didn't want it to end
    Reviewed in the United States on August 12, 2020
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    Wow! I am not really sure what to say except wow. At first the confusion and pain was all that I could read in the story, and boy was there a lot of pain. It built up so much that I felt as it a wave would hit at any moment. I was confused as to how the MC's wife died but as the story moved on, it hit and it hit hard.

    The author did a great job not only making you feel the MCs loss, love, and pain but also did a creative way in telling the story mixing past and present together. And of course the typewriter! A typewriter that well changed his life in a way you will just have to find out yourself when you read this book.

    I have another book written bu this author in my ebooks and I am itching to read it...but like the title says I didn't want this one to end. I wanted the author to continue and to explore more ideas for the MC and the typewriter and see how his life plays out by using the mystical typewriter.

    Great read!
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  • BonnieD
    3.0 out of 5 stars A Journey of Loss and Grief
    Reviewed in the United States on February 28, 2022
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    Q.W.E.R.T.Y is about losing the one you love and the crushing grief that comes with it. Luke has lost the love of his life, Claudia, and is not doing very well with that when he is gifted an ancient typewriter. He discovers that everything he types on it comes true, or does it?

    I found myself never sure if Luke was dreaming, simply drunk, or really experiencing certain events. The bottom line, though, is that this is a journey of grief and letting go. It is beautifully written by Barbara Avon, who has a style of writing that is uniquely her own. It is a darker book than I usually read, but I was intrigued by it.
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  • Trey Stone
    4.0 out of 5 stars Hauntingly beautiful
    Reviewed in the United States on August 22, 2019
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    A beautiful and haunting novella about love, death, grief, and all the things in between that occupies an aching heart.

    The plot is simple. Luke meets, loves, and loses his girl, Claudia. All he wants is to have her back. When he suddenly gets his hands on a typewriter, either magical, or haunted, that opportunity might be closer than he thinks.

    This story is beautiful and poetic, ambiguous and mysterious. By the end, I didn’t know what was what, if what I thought had happened actually did, or if anything was what it seemed at all. I suppose that’s the point of Luke’s story, that we are so pulled into his spiral of grief and borderline madness, that by the end of it we are just as lost as he is without Claudia.

    Avon has a way with words that is difficult to describe. A rich vocabulary and a pendant for creating impressive details made me feel lost at times, and admittedly a bit stupid. I had to backtrack a few times, re-read passages just to make sure I was following, the writing took on a life of it’s own. Even now I’m not sure I quite was.

    A gripping romantic horror story, which leaves you thinking. Well served in a bite-sized novella format.
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  • FeedMyReads
    5.0 out of 5 stars Another excellent piece from Barbara Avon
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 20, 2022
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    This fast paced story sees Luke gifted a Remington typewriter but being an author and widower means his dark mind can't see to typing out a positive story and instead as he discovers that what he types is coming true, he begins to struggle with the spiral into further darkness and contemplation of what happened to his wife, what his life has become and more. A tragic, soulful and beautifully written story by Barbara Avon that shows once again the talents this author has.
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  • joanne paulson
    5.0 out of 5 stars Visceral, emotional, incredible
    Reviewed in Canada on March 11, 2019
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    I have rarely felt a character’s pain so exquisitely. Barbara Avon’s novella Q.W.E.R.T.Y is almost excruciatingly visceral, the words slamming into the belly and choking the throat. A widowed author, Luke is brought to his knees by grief even as he tries to rewrite the past on his aged, rusting Remington typewriter. Moments of erotic and heart-felt love only twist the message more powerfully into the reader’s brain, as it helplessly attempts to squirm away. But it can’t. It’s held in thrall by the author’s raw depiction of a man’s agony, and his slow crawl back to sanity. Brilliant. (I read this amazing novella on KU.)
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  • AnnTe
    4.0 out of 5 stars Love story
    Reviewed in Canada on February 24, 2019
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    Refreshing take on a love story. Short, poignant, well written. A quick but satisfying read. 4 out of 5 stars.
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  • Anonnymouse
    4.0 out of 5 stars An enjoyable read.
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 25, 2019
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    I enjoyed this book & was disappointed when it ended as I had settled down to read a few chapters, not realising there were only a couple of pages left.
    I would've liked a bit more haunting, that's not to say that anything was missing, just that I would've liked more.
    I've rated this 4 stars, which is my current best rating for a good book. (My 5 is for 'epic, best ever' type stories).
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  • Evelyn Chartres
    5.0 out of 5 stars Well worth the price of admission for this ride!
    Reviewed in Canada on November 13, 2019
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    QWERTY by Barbara Avon. The tale a grief stricken writer who inherits a typewriter that makes prose come to life. Is this a recipe for disaster, or the key to his salvation?

    In this novella, the author weaves beautiful prose to make both her characters and the story feel real. The depths of emotion, the doubt, and scenes are all written to draw you in and often do.

    This is a quick read that is easily consumed in one setting. Well worth the price of admission for this ride!
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