The Insistence of Memory

by Susan Quilty

Nothing could prepare Joanne for the secrets her husband left behind. As she stumbles through each day, attempting to raise their young daughters alone, Joanne soon learns that Jeff’s basement tinkering had led to a remarkable invention: a machine that can record memories and play them back in someone else’s mind.

Now, Jeff’s partner-in-crime wants to turn their unfinished project into a money-making scheme, while Joanne’s best friend argues the dangers of dredging up buried memories. Joanne’s heartache must take a backseat as she struggles to find balance between supporting the future of Jeff’s incredible discovery and keeping her own troubled history safely locked in the past.

The Insistence of Memory gently bends reality to let readers explore the truth of what we remember. What is real? What is blurred? What would we never want revealed?

Genres: Book Club

298 pages, Paperback

Published October 26, 2021

About the author

Susan Quilty is an indie author who writes novels that are grounded in reality with a science fiction, fantasy, or psychological twist.

Lovers of speculative fiction or psychological drama will enjoy The Insistence of Memory and To the Left of Death. While YA and adult readers alike can explore new worlds with The Psychic Traveler Society trilogy, which includes: Healers and Thieves, Family and Foes, and Elders and Aliens.

For a light reading, try the choose-your-ending gamebook, Audrey and Esther Geekify Greenville or Freely Written Vol. 1, a selection of short stories from Susan's podcast.

Reviews

[Kendra Herlig · Rating 4 out of 5]

A pretty good read. Part who-done-it, part Sci-fi but overall a book that makes you think and makes you wonder. And Susan Quilty is a local author and was kind enough to visit our book club meeting. Thanks, Susan!