The Memory Collectors: A Novel
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Four strangers time travel to the past and find themselves stuck on the day all their lives were changed in this stunning speculative mystery from award-winning film and television producer Dete Meserve, perfect for fans of Before the Coffee Gets Cold, Wrong Place Wrong Time and The Paradox Hotel.
What would you do if you could spend an hour in your past? Four strangers in the beach town of Ventura, California are about to find out.
Elizabeth aches for one more precious hour with her son who died in a senseless accident. Andy is desperate to find his first love who vanished after a whirlwind romance. Logan craves the rush of surfing and mountain climbing, yearning to reclaim the freedom he lost after a misstep landed him in a wheelchair. Brooke is looking for an hour of relief from the guilt of an unforgivable mistake.
Enter Aeon Expeditions, the groundbreaking time travel invention of Mark Saunders—which allows some lucky clients the chance to spend an hour in their past. Even though Aeon’s technology ensures time travel can’t alter the future, all four clients, including Mark’s ex-wife Elizabeth, yearn to revisit the hour that changed their lives forever.
But when their “hour” extends beyond sixty minutes, they find themselves stranded in the past. As their paths intertwine unexpectedly, they unearth shocking secrets hidden in the shadows of their shared history: All their lives were shattered the same night on a secluded highway by the beach. As they delve into the hidden truths of that pivotal hour, a startling revelation emerges. They were not alone. Someone else was present, harboring deadly intentions.
The Memory Collectors is a heart-wrenching, genre-bending novel brimming with hope, grief and second chances.
Four strangers time travel to the past and find themselves stuck on the day all their lives were changed in this stunning speculative mystery from award-winning film and television producer Dete Meserve, perfect for fans of Before the Coffee Gets Cold, Wrong Place Wrong Time and The Paradox Hotel.
What would you do if you could spend an hour in your past? Four strangers in the beach town of Ventura, California are about to find out.
Elizabeth aches for one more precious hour with her son who died in a senseless accident. Andy is desperate to find his first love who vanished after a whirlwind romance. Logan craves the rush of surfing and mountain climbing, yearning to reclaim the freedom he lost after a misstep landed him in a wheelchair. Brooke is looking for an hour of relief from the guilt of an unforgivable mistake.
Enter Aeon Expeditions, the groundbreaking time travel invention of Mark Saunders—which allows some lucky clients the chance to spend an hour in their past. Even though Aeon’s technology ensures time travel can’t alter the future, all four clients, including Mark’s ex-wife Elizabeth, yearn to revisit the hour that changed their lives forever.
But when their “hour” extends beyond sixty minutes, they find themselves stranded in the past. As their paths intertwine unexpectedly, they unearth shocking secrets hidden in the shadows of their shared history: All their lives were shattered the same night on a secluded highway by the beach. As they delve into the hidden truths of that pivotal hour, a startling revelation emerges. They were not alone. Someone else was present, harboring deadly intentions.
The Memory Collectors is a heart-wrenching, genre-bending novel brimming with hope, grief and second chances.
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I received this DRC from NetGalley.
This one was a quick read for me. Even though some things seemed a bit too convenient, I was definitely intrigued as to where it was going and the truth behind it all. I did expect there to be maybe a little more of a conspiracy behind it, a little more deliberacy, but that was fine, and all the questions were answered in the end. Well, except that I have questions about Kate and Sam, but I guess that wasn't as important.
It wasn't a complex read, even with the differing viewpoints. The characters were easy to distinguish from one another, so I appreciated that. It wasn't super speculative, other than the characters getting to relive the past, so it was more about the mystery and also about learning the lessons of not taking things for granted and the importance of not being blinded by your emotions.
This one was a quick read for me. Even though some things seemed a bit too convenient, I was definitely intrigued as to where it was going and the truth behind it all. I did expect there to be maybe a little more of a conspiracy behind it, a little more deliberacy, but that was fine, and all the questions were answered in the end. Well, except that I have questions about Kate and Sam, but I guess that wasn't as important.
It wasn't a complex read, even with the differing viewpoints. The characters were easy to distinguish from one another, so I appreciated that. It wasn't super speculative, other than the characters getting to relive the past, so it was more about the mystery and also about learning the lessons of not taking things for granted and the importance of not being blinded by your emotions.
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