Aiden Kimble is an adventurer. He finds what he needs in life from extreme climbs. Six years ago he found himself in peril at 13,000 feet on Switzerland's Bernese Alps. Just as he felt he was about to die Aiden's only thoughts were on his wife Maddie and how sorry he was for not treating her the way she deserved. At that moment Aiden would have given anything to have just one more chance with Maddie.
Six years have passed since Maddie almost lost Aiden and these last years have been amazing. Maddie and Aiden have never been closer but Maddie gets a vision of Aiden's death and she begs him not to go on his next expedition. Maddie fears she will lose Aiden if he goes and she repeatedly begs him not to leave. They fight, they make up and he promises he will do whatever is necessary to return to her and his son Gabriel once again.
Gabriel is asleep and his father comes to him to tell him goodbye. Gabriel runs to his mother and tells her about his daddy but Maddie feels he just had a bad dream. But if it was just a dream why is there a puddle where his "dad" had been standing? THE MEMORY THIEF takes a more cryptic turn when Nicholas Sullivan wakes up from a coma and doesn't recognize the woman with him. What Nicholas does remember is a heartbroken woman and her son.
THE MEMORY THIEF is told from each characters perspective which can be a bit confusing and trying at times. I felt like just when I was learning what was going on the scene would switch to a different perspective and I would growl with frustration. On the other hand author Emily Colin created a story that had me guessing what was going to happen until the end. I'm not sure how I would classify the novel; it could be construed as paranormal or spiritual. No matter how you categorize THE MEMORY THIEF, you will find the story interesting and unexpected.
In Emily Colin’s exquisite debut novel, perfect for the fans of Kristin Hannah, one man’s vow to his wife sparks a remarkable journey that tests the pull of memory and reaffirms the bonds of love. Before Madeleine Kimble’s mountaineer husband, Aidan, climbs Mount McKinley’s south face, he makes her a solemn vow: I will come back to you. But late one night, Maddie gets the devastating news that Aidan has died in an avalanche, leaving her to care for their son—a small boy with a very big secret. The call comes from J.C., Aidan’s best friend and fellow climber, whose grief is seasoned with survivor’s guilt . . . and something more. J.C. has loved Maddie for years, but he never wanted his chance with her to come at so terrible a cost. Across the country, Nicholas Sullivan wakes from a motorcycle crash with his memory wiped clean. Yet his dreams are haunted by visions of a mysterious woman and a young boy, neither of whom he has ever met. Convinced that these strangers hold the answers he seeks, Nicholas leaves everything behind to find them. What he discovers will require a leap of faith that will change all of their lives forever.
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