But afterward, Luca retains no memory of Emery, their life, or his own personal past. Luca's memory loss propels the "second-chance" aspect of the romance, and the couple's redoubled efforts

cult; and So Long, See You Tomorrow, William Maxwell's story of mining youthful, sometimes difficult memories In doing so, he traces memories and tracks down details from his childhood, reliving moments and bringing The story promises to explore loss, the state of seeking, the power of youthful memory, and the irresistible

Haig is also the author of The Midnight Library and his memoir-ish book that I'm reading now, Reasons

Haunted by the past and threatened in the present, Gretel shapes the novel with disturbing memories from

I hold every memory of him like a match I let burn down to the end, singeing my fingers until it hurts

Shirley Jackson wrote six novels, including We Have Always Lived in the Castle, two memoirs, and the

and hilarious, poignant and touching, and heartbreaking and heartwarming developments among the rich, memorable

like controlling the past--those who dole out the food reserves also control access to taste-inspired memories

When she flees to remote California, her ability to travel through memory to revisit the past secures

present-day scenes with Yara's journals (made up of often brutally painful, occasionally momentarily lovely memories

fiction read, a feminist retelling of Greek mythology tales, and Michelle Zauner's powerful, beautiful memoir pacing of the book is appealingly quick and compelling. 05 Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner In her memoir

Helena Smith is a neuroscientist creating technology to preserve memories and allow people to relive People like the victim Sutton is investigating are told that their vivid recollections of their life’s memories are not real, and that they’re actually mentally ill, suffering from False Memory Syndrome. When they encounter loved ones from their memories who are now living alternate lives, in many cases While Sutton begins digging into what’s real and what’s a lie, Smith works feverishly to preserve memories

multiple characters to tell a story of caution, folly, and redemption: a Prairie Witch who holds others' memories

Helena Smith is a neuroscientist creating technology to preserve memories and allow people to relive People like the victim Sutton is investigating are told that their vivid recollections of their life’s memories are not real, and that they’re actually mentally ill, suffering from False Memory Syndrome. When they encounter loved ones from their memories who are now living alternate lives, in many cases While Sutton begins digging into what’s real and what’s a lie, Smith works feverishly to preserve memories

The pacing is slow, and the book is largely made up of various characters talking about conflicting memories

She's built years of happy memories in their low-key beach house rental.

Isabelle can't stop searching for her son, but she begins to wonder if she's an unreliable source of memories

I spend most of the year focusing on fiction titles, with a healthy dose of memoirs and some nonfiction

She struggles to reconcile her past and her memories with the present, the shallow facades with the gritty

Patricia Lockwood No One Is Talking about This is fiction from Patricia Lockwood, the author of the memoir

on a desperate search for a missing child in Victorian London--and must also confront her own dark memories a desperate search through London and the countryside beyond, as well as through Bridie’s own messy memories her parents' accounts hold merit, and begins to wonder with horror whether she can trust even her own memories

Rory Docherty has returned to rural North Carolina with a wooden leg and haunting memories of his time

Repeating history that had left living memory was an all-too-human tendency...

revisit the strange island from her youth, and does she even want to unravel the secrets of that distant memory

hallucinations and mental illness...until she realizes that the red door and visions of the past are real memories

unbroken bond; and I'm listening to The Best of Me, David Sedaris's most recent collection of oddball memories Whether Sedaris is reliving specific, frequently oddball memories and mining them for poignancy and also

When she flees to remote California, her ability to travel through memory to revisit the past secures

the type of tone and grown-up magical adventure and dark academia that I had hoped Lev Grossman's The Magicians

Another nonfiction spy book I found really interesting was Tracy Walder's memoir, The Unexpected Spy.

Fraser grew up in the Pacific Northwest with firsthand memories of arsenic, lead, and copper contamination

No One Is Talking about This is fiction from Patricia Lockwood, the author of the memoir Priestdaddy.

in books about mortality like I am, you might like the books on my Greedy Reading Lists Six Powerful Memoirs

Last Binding duology, starts with a devastating ending (the demise of a character, caused by nefarious magicians

The vivid midcentury memories are a highlight. behaviors are brought to light and shake the foundations of the families and of their treasured collective memories

It asks us to consider who sets and shapes our shared national memory and what and who gets left out.

Doll's own memories flit in and out, and she experiences moments of clarity about her past.

The subtitle of Miller's memoir What Doesn't Kill You is A Life with Chronic Illness--Lessons from a

Newman's lets the reader into Edi and Ash's rabbit warren of private jokes and moments and memories,

This, as always, is only one version of the memory. Funny, how truth changes in the telling.

Loved Last Year Six Four-Star (And Up) Science Fiction Reads I Loved Last Year, and Six of My Favorite Memoir

His book Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland was one of my Six of the

Chakrabarti offers characters with complex struggles, hopes, and haunting memories who work to form deep

Maneka struggles to reconcile her past and her memories with the present and the glittery facades with

If you're interested in books that explore mortality, you might want to check out Six Powerful Memoirs

Loved Last Year Six Four-Star (And Up) Science Fiction Reads I Loved Last Year, and Six of My Favorite Memoir

She begins to wonder if she's an unreliable source of memories surrounding Mason's death--but she can't

Loved Last Year Six Four-Star (And Up) Science Fiction Reads I Loved Last Year, and Six of My Favorite Memoir

Cult Classic is a sometimes darkly funny, suspenseful story of love, memory, and mind control with a

on a desperate search for a missing child in Victorian London--and must also confront her own dark memories a desperate search through London and the countryside beyond, as well as through Bridie’s own messy memories

her experiences through her childlike point of view, which allows for a painfully pure set of painful memories