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In Emily Colin's exquisite debut novel, perfect for the fans of Kristin Hannah, one man's vow to his wife sparks a remarkable journey that tests the pull of memory and reaffirms the bonds of love. Before Madeleine Kimble's mountaineer husband, Aidan, climbs Mount McKinley's south face, he makes her a solemn vow: I will come back to you. But late one night, Maddie gets the devastating news that Aidan has died in an avalanche, leaving her to care for their son - a small boy with a very big secret. The call comes from J.C., Aidan's best friend and fellow climber, whose grief is seasoned with survivor's guilt . . . and something more. J.C. has loved Maddie for years, but he never wanted his chance with her to come at so terrible a cost. Across the country, Nicholas Sullivan wakes from a motorcycle crash with his memory wiped clean.
About the Author
Emily Colin's debut novel, THE MEMORY THIEF, was a New York Times bestseller and a Target Emerging Authors Pick. She is also the author of THE DREAM KEEPER'S DAUGHTER (Ballantine Books, 2017) and the editor of the YA fiction anthologies, WICKED SOUTH: SECRETS AND LIES (Blue Crow Publishing, 2018) and UNBOUND: STORIES OF TRANSFORMATION, LOVE, AND MONSTERS (Five Points Press, 2021) . Her books for young people include the Seven Sins series (SWORD OF THE SEVEN SINS, SACRIFICE OF THE SEVEN SINS, and the upcoming SIEGE and SHADOWS OF THE SEVEN SINS) . Emily's diverse life experience includes organizing a Coney Island tattoo and piercing show, hauling fish at the Dolphin Research Center in the Florida Keys, roaming New York City as an itinerant teenage violinist, helping launch two small publishing companies, and serving as the associate director of a nonprofit dedicated to immersing youth in need in the arts. Originally from Brooklyn, she lives in Wilmington, NC with her family. She loves chocolate, is addicted to tiramisu, and dislikes anything containing beans.You can find Emily on Facebook at emily.colin.79, on Twitter at @emilyacolin, on Instagram at emily_colin, and on her website at www.emilycolin.com.
