Remembering Erin

by John Foley

The heart remembers what the mind forgets. After surviving a vicious bear attack, Sean Mulaney awakens in an Anchorage, Alaska hospital with a veil over his memories. Erin is the name he whispers in his sleep. Baffling to those around him is the identity of the woman who clings to the edges of his mind and the reason she's not at his bedside. As the veil lifts, Sean pieces together stories of passionate love, plans made, and a dream ripped apart. In the midst of his recovery, the greatest survival story of all might be that of a love lost seventeen years earlier-a love destined to be again. Reviews and Other "An absorbing story of loss, regret and wisdom gained, this love story is both penetrating and painful, yet also hopeful." Author Lew Freedman "...the first book that I've read cover to cover in a very long time. Parts of it were laugh-out-loud funny. The characters were brash, smart and funny. A love story on a grand scale. Don't we all want to take a mulligan and go back to try to recapture that first great love?" Julie Stricker, Editor The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

168 pages, Paperback

First published April 15, 2009

About the author

John Foley is a high school teacher in Washington State. He previously worked as a newspaper reporter in the Chicago suburbs and Alaska, covering sports, cops, features, and any other beat that didn't require him to attend sanitary sewer meetings. Following a career change to teaching, he worked in Alaskan villages for several years, which led to his memoir Tundra Teacher. Hoops of Steel is based in part on his experiences as a basketball player. Foley was second string on the junior varsity at a Division III school, but prefers to simply say that he "played college ball."