The Canvas We Share
By Bradley Carter
Nearly twenty years after art school, four friends receive an unexpected invitation to reunite for a group exhibition—one they don't remember agreeing to.
For Daniel, the show offers a chance to rebuild after divorce. Claire hopes to rediscover the artist she lost beneath years of family responsibilities. Marcus hides his fears behind humor as he cares for the love of his life. Julian battles addiction, self-doubt, and the growing fear that his greatest work may already be behind him.
As the exhibition draws closer, unfinished conversations resurface, old wounds reopen, and long-buried dreams demand to be faced. Each painting reveals more than color and composition—it exposes the hopes, regrets, and truths its creator has struggled to express.
Rich with unforgettable characters, heartfelt relationships, and the healing power of creativity, The Canvas We Share is a moving contemporary novel about friendship, second chances, and the lives we create together.
By Bradley Carter
Nearly twenty years after art school, four friends receive an unexpected invitation to reunite for a group exhibition—one they don't remember agreeing to.
For Daniel, the show offers a chance to rebuild after divorce. Claire hopes to rediscover the artist she lost beneath years of family responsibilities. Marcus hides his fears behind humor as he cares for the love of his life. Julian battles addiction, self-doubt, and the growing fear that his greatest work may already be behind him.
As the exhibition draws closer, unfinished conversations resurface, old wounds reopen, and long-buried dreams demand to be faced. Each painting reveals more than color and composition—it exposes the hopes, regrets, and truths its creator has struggled to express.
Rich with unforgettable characters, heartfelt relationships, and the healing power of creativity, The Canvas We Share is a moving contemporary novel about friendship, second chances, and the lives we create together.
"Readers who enjoy emotionally charged books that focus on personal growth and friendship will be drawn to this tapestry of friendship with all its colors and rough edges."
— Reader Views
— Reader Views
"Tender, generous, and openly devoted to the people who keep us painting, The Canvas We Share is a heartfelt celebration of art as the truest form of connection." — Indies Today
"Readers who enjoyed the creative friendships and complicated adult ambitions of Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow will find familiar emotional territory here. Carter's novel is gentler and more intimate, often feeling like spending time with a close circle of friends." — Literary Titan
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"The Canvas We Share is ultimately a story about friendship. The art world provides the setting, but the heart of the novel is four friends navigating life, love, loss, and the complicated relationships that connect us long after our paths diverge."
"The Canvas We Share is ultimately a story about friendship. The art world provides the setting, but the heart of the novel is four friends navigating life, love, loss, and the complicated relationships that connect us long after our paths diverge."
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Book Festival Dates & Location:
Event Name: Charlotte Book Fair
Event Date: Saturday, September 12, 2026, from Noon-5PM Location: Olde Mecklenburg Brewery Ballantyne
Event Name: Wilmington Book Fair
Event Date: Saturday, September 19, 2026, from Noon-5PM Location: Waterline Brewing Co
Event Date: Saturday, September 12, 2026, from Noon-5PM Location: Olde Mecklenburg Brewery Ballantyne
Event Name: Wilmington Book Fair
Event Date: Saturday, September 19, 2026, from Noon-5PM Location: Waterline Brewing Co
Meet the Characters
Daniel Carter
Daniel is a quietly fractured artist trying to rebuild meaning after a divorce that left him questioning both his art and his worth. Beneath his calm exterior is a man desperate to prove that choosing creativity over stability was not the mistake everyone believed it to be. |
Claire Thompson
Claire built a beautiful life centered around family and responsibility, yet quietly mourns the creative future she abandoned before she ever fully lived it. As the exhibition approaches, she begins confronting the painful realization that loving her life and feeling incomplete can exist at the same time. |
Julian Price
Julian creates art with the same recklessness he lives his life — raw, obsessive, and dangerously self-destructive. Behind his arrogance and chaos is someone deeply afraid that without pain, abandonment, and instability, he may have nothing meaningful left to create. |
Marcus Fernandez
Marcus fills every room with humor, glamour, and light, using performance to protect the people he loves and hide the fear slowly consuming him. Beneath the sequins and charm is a man terrified of losing the one person who makes his world feel steady. |
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Featuring limited edition illustration from the book of (50) 12" x 12" matted Prints of the "Cafe" and "Studio" available. The front cover painting of "Say You" is available in Limited Edition prints (10) - sizes 16" x 20" & 18" x 24".
Limited Edition prints of "Say You" small 11" x 14" run of only (50)
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