“I read a lot and I have to say that this story totally surprised me in the end! It moves along and I found myself wanting to turn the page as it were to find out what happens next.”
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“I found myself completely engaged and pretty much read it straight through. I’d highly recommend this book if you enjoy twists and turns and a good surprise ending!”
“The story is about sadness and guilt, and how hard it is to forgive yourself. It is also about what lengths people will go to re-live special events in their lives.”
THE STORY
If your memories make you who you are, then what happens when you change them?
Separated from his wife and unable to see his 5-year-old daughter, Nick frequents a bar to drink away his pain. He meets Rachel, an expert billiards player that accepts bets from unsuspecting men who believe, naively, that they can outplay her.
Sensing Nick’s hopelessness, Rachel offers an escape to his present struggles. She convinces him to join her, along with other people from varied walks of life, at the elusive Parlor—a dark and foreboding place located in an abandoned warehouse.
With one pill, Nick re-experiences a memory complete with sound, touch, smell and emotion. He becomes captivated with this pleasurable coping mechanism. What harm can come from reliving the good times in his mind?
Then Rachel reveals her attempt to deal with a past trauma by attempting to manipulate its memory. Might that be a solution to Nick’s own woes?
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Sitting at a back table in Ya Nuan Chinese Restaurant, Justin had pacified his growling stomach. A local food critic recently posted a blog boasting the best Kung Pao Chicken in Phoenix. The assessment had been correct and was by far the best Justin had consumed in a long while.
After practically licking his plate clean, a short, thin Chinese man of about 45 approached him. He introduced himself as Bob, the owner of the establishment. Justin didn’t think he looked nor sounded anything like a Bob with his rather heavy Chinese accent.
“You enjoy the Kung Pao?” Bob inquired.
“Dude,” replied Justin. “It was amazing. The only place that’s even remotely close is this little dive back in Kansas.”
“They have Chinese food in Kansas?” Bob said with a totally straight face.
“Uh, yeah,” Justin replied.
Bob laughed causing Justin to laugh. “I’m just joking with you. Probably one of my cousins.”
“Really?”
Bob patted him on the shoulder.
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