Anna Stein

The Black of the Room

Kay Osbourn had it all—a fascinating job, a devoted boyfriend in David Carter, and a bright future. Then David goes missing…and nothing will ever be the same again.

It is 1958 and Kay is senior technician to Dr. Maxwell Meddleton, an eminent psychologist. At first, she has no suspicion David’s erratic behavior has anything to do with her boss…until she discovers he was an unwitting volunteer in Meddleton’s unauthorized sensory deprivation experiments. Driven to take matters into her own hands, Kay is too late to prevent tragedy.

Though she does her best to go on with life, she is haunted by her past. The years turn to decades and a new century is born. Finally daring to believe those turbulent times are behind her, Kay finds joy in an unexpected relationship while on a tropical vacation.

Then Kay disappears…

What follows is a twisting tale of madness, deceit, and deception.

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Anna Stein has been writing since high school. She is a graduate of University of Manitoba (Psychology, Major and Anthropology, Minor) Class of 2003, a grandmother of three, mother of 3 and married to Douglas for over 50 years. Anna is a Ukrainian Canadian, however, she has not spoken Ukrainian in years. She does woodworking (scroll saw), hand-crafted jewellery under the banner ‘Expressions in Beads’ and writing.

Anna has two published books currently, The Black of the Room and The Brass Lamp, both of which can be found on Amazon.

The Brass Lamp

What if a lamp could light the path between two lives…yours, and a life once lived long ago?

When Cecile and Alfred bring home a dusty brass lamp from a local thrift store, they expect nothing more than a restoration project. Between a job that’s fraying her nerves and the ache of missing faraway grandchildren, life feels more exhausting than fulfilling. Retirement is still in the future. But as soon as the lamp glows to life, their dreams become vivid windows into another world—a stately home, a mysterious woman in a coma, a family facing tragedy at the turn of the century.

Each night, Cecile and Alfred are drawn deeper into the lives of Jenna and Theo, a couple bound by love and shaken by loss. With each flicker of the lamp’s golden light, their connection grows stronger…and the line between past and present begin to blur.

A moving novel of quiet wonder, The Brass Lamp explores how the echoes of love, longing, and memory can stretch across time.

For readers who believe that every home holds a story—and some stories are waiting to be awakened.

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Anna Stein has been writing since high school. She is a graduate of University of Manitoba (Psychology, Major and Anthropology, Minor) Class of 2003, a grandmother of three, mother of 3 and married to Douglas for over 50 years. Anna is a Ukrainian Canadian, however, she has not spoken Ukrainian in years. She does woodworking (scroll saw), hand-crafted jewellery under the banner ‘Expressions in Beads’ and writing.

Anna has two published books currently, The Black of the Room and The Brass Lamp, both of which can be found on Amazon.