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Where Memory Ends
When neuroscientist Dr. Claire Moreau receives a devastating call from France, she returns home to find her mother, Isabelle, vanishing into the fog of Alzheimer’s.
Searching through her mother’s papers, she uncovers a hidden photographs from 1970s Morocco, journals written in French and Arabic, and references to a man named Gabriel—someone Isabelle never mentioned.
As Isabelle’s memory fades, Claire unravels a love story buried for decades. Gabriel Hassan, a Moroccan photographer, loved Isabelle completely before disappearing into the brutal prisons of King Hassan II’s regime.
Believing him dead, she rebuilt her life in France—but Gabriel survived. And he never stopped writing.
When genetic testing reveals Claire carries the same Alzheimer’s markers as her mother, she faces an impossible How do you live when you know you’ll forget?
Determined to understand her mother’s past before it vanishes completely, Claire travels to Marrakech to meet the man who loved Isabelle for fifty years. What she discovers transforms everything she thought she knew about memory, love, and loss.
Where Memory Ends is a luminous exploration of what we choose to remember—and what we’re forced to forget.
Perfect for readers of Still Alice, The Light Between Oceans, and The Forgotten Garden, this deeply moving novel If you knew you had only years of memory left, what would you do differently?
Searching through her mother’s papers, she uncovers a hidden photographs from 1970s Morocco, journals written in French and Arabic, and references to a man named Gabriel—someone Isabelle never mentioned.
As Isabelle’s memory fades, Claire unravels a love story buried for decades. Gabriel Hassan, a Moroccan photographer, loved Isabelle completely before disappearing into the brutal prisons of King Hassan II’s regime.
Believing him dead, she rebuilt her life in France—but Gabriel survived. And he never stopped writing.
When genetic testing reveals Claire carries the same Alzheimer’s markers as her mother, she faces an impossible How do you live when you know you’ll forget?
Determined to understand her mother’s past before it vanishes completely, Claire travels to Marrakech to meet the man who loved Isabelle for fifty years. What she discovers transforms everything she thought she knew about memory, love, and loss.
Where Memory Ends is a luminous exploration of what we choose to remember—and what we’re forced to forget.
Perfect for readers of Still Alice, The Light Between Oceans, and The Forgotten Garden, this deeply moving novel If you knew you had only years of memory left, what would you do differently?
589 pages, Paperback
Published November 16, 2025
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December 28, 2025
This was a fantastic book. I couldn't put it down. This was a touching book about a mother and daughter's journey through Alzheimer's, love, loss, grief, and all the things we never want to look at. It was genuinely touching, and I felt each character through the author's words. I typically don't cry while reading books, but this one made me cry. Make sure you have the tissues nearby.
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