Before and Again FROM THE PUBLISHER
Now she explores some of the most compelling ideas in dream research, combined with a page-turning plot that will keep you guessing until the last page.
Callie Jamieson has a mysterious link to the past-she has the same disturbing dreams her mother had, ones that drove her mother eventually to suicide. But Callie is determined not to let them destroy her life, too. They're under control until the death of her ex-lover sends Callie on a quest to find out the truth. Her search intensifies her dreams, and leads her to an old-money New York family with a revered and respected name, to secrets that someone will kill to protect, and to a passionate love she never expected. Before and Again explores the fascinating issues of memory's long reach...and the hold the past can have on the present.
FROM THE CRITICS
Kirkus Reviews
Scary dreams. Family secrets. Is Callie just nuts—or is she channeling the thoughts of the dead? Traumatic memories abound: her mother was wrapped up in a straitjacket, taken away by two burly guys in white coats, and dumped in a mental institution. Callie hopes she isnﾽt schizophrenic, but, gee whiz, those awful nightmares just wonﾽt go away. And she has enough problems getting to sleep, what with being an investigative reporter for the City Courier. But the mysterious death of her ex-boyfriend, Wilty Hale, society man-about-town, unsettles her even more. Sheﾽs going to get to the bottom of things. Just who are the gray people who come and go in her troubled mind? And what are they trying to tell her? Could it have something to do with the Hales, who seem to be jinxed? The family holdings include the paper Callie works for, and though the editor-in-chief doesnﾽt want to sensationalize the weird way the Hales keep dropping dead, it could be a great story. Says he, in pontifical Perry Mason style, "Itﾽs about time somebody confronted that blasted curse head-on!" Callie gulps and takes the assignment. Then a TV appearance by Dr. Guy Hoffman to explain his Mnemonic Project gets everyone thinking. The distinguished scientist says, first, that if generational memory is encoded in genetic material, the public will be immediately informed. Why, even simple scenes of domestic life become vital to our understanding of the human continuum, he adds. How about scenes of . . . murder? Turns out that Callie is channeling the thoughts of the dead—in this case, of her hitherto unknown Hale ancestors, some of whom werenﾽt very nice at all. So, is Carolyne Hale, Wiltyﾽs ice-queen mother, incahoots with Hoffmanﾽs colleague, the evil Dr. Merrick? Who stole the serum from the cookie jar? Will Callie be forced to commit suicide—or forget everything she ever knew? Wooden prose, no thrills. Author tour. Agent: Peter Lampack/Peter Lampack Agency
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