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The Memory Ward
The Memory Ward | Jon Bassoff
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From critically acclaimed author Jon Bassoff, The Memory Ward is a haunting Russian doll of a novel about one man’s attempt to discover what’s real and what isn’t ... They say it’s always beautiful in Bethlam, Nevada. No place you’d rather live. The people are friendly, if a little nosy, and there’s no crime to speak of. Life is pretty perfect. But postal worker Hank Davies has started to suspect something is off in this idyllic little town. And he’s certain of that when he realizes the letters he’s been delivering are just blank pages. Hank isn’t the only one who’s noticed the oddities in Bethlam. One such person knocks on his window in the middle of the night, urging him to investigate his bedroom wall. When Hank pulls back the wallpaper, he discovers dozens of sheets of paper, full of a story that is either complete madness or unbelievable truth. As he begins looking beyond the veneer of his smiling neighbors and their white picket fences, Hank is drawn further and further into a disturbing new reality ... Told in Bassoff’s lyrical and evocative style, The Memory Ward is a disquieting page-turner that examines the nature of identity, trauma, and what it means to be human.
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With multiple performers, this twisty tale drew me right in! Hank lives a picturesque life as a mail carrier in Bethlam, NV— a town with a darker past of testing nuclear power. When he accidentally opens mysteriously blank mail, Hank begins to poke at the edges of his reality & his own memories. Unsettling & engaging, this would make for a great discussion starter of a book! It‘s my first experience with the author, but I‘m curious for more!