Life after life, crossing continents and dynasties, he and sophia despite her changing name and form have been drawn togetherand he remembers it all. Book description you have been with me from the very first life. My name is memory plus an interview with author, ann brashares. Because this project is categorized as in development, the data is only available on. Daniel has the special ability to remember his past lives, and in most of them, he has found the same girl, lucy though she has been known by other names. Everything you need to know about my name is memory movie. It was originally intended to be a trilogy, but unfortunately, my name is memory is the only book of hers that. Jun 19, 2010 my name is memory is quite different from ann brashares other books. There was a little bit of summer of my german soldier written by bette greene, 1973 that inspired it actually. Whats the story a collegeage couple meets and the young man makes a startling confession. A potent mix of the time travelers wife, twilight and something entirely new, my name is memory is the first installment in a planned threebook series that will remind readers that when it comes to love, hope springs eternal. The novel is centered on a mysterious young boy named daniel, and sophia, the girl he has spent lifetimes searching for.
Sep 10, 2015 its reader question day, and were starting with a superintriguing one that rosa found us. On one level, prennas worldview is that of a 17yearold, but shes also a strange 17yearold. Turns out their souls have been reincarnated over hundreds of years, but these soulmates keep losing each other. A potent mix of the time travelers wife, twilight and something entirely new, my name is memory.
I absolutely devoured this book, which i happened upon by chance and will now be eagerly recommending to my dearest bookworm friends. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. The latest from ann brashares, the new york times bestselling author of the sisterhood of the traveling pants, a magical story of reincarnation and a love that lasts more than a lifetime daniel has spent centuries falling in love. You are my first memory every time, the single thread in all of my lives.
I know that the book did not do well enough to publish a sequel but in this day and age anne could do a selfpublished book. Heres why call me by your name is dedicated to bill paxton heres why call me by your name is dedicated to bill paxton call me by your name is. Its a story about a man named daniel who is reincarnated again and again over a thousand years and he carries the memories of each life with him. I must say a sequel is needed, it ended so openly i almost cried, lucy and daniel deserve each other and to have her pregnant with his child, that he never. It was originally intended to be a trilogy, but unfortunately, my name is memory is the only book of hers that hasnt been a bestseller. I would also like to note that this book is listed as ya lit, but i think that it would be best suited for more mature audiences due to language and some sexual content.
Click to read more about my name is memory by ann brashares. The latest from ann brashares, the new york times bestselling author of the sisterhood of the traveling pants, a magical story of reincarnation and a love that lasts more than a lifetime daniel has spent centuries falling in love with the same girl. My name is memory is a love story unlike any i have ever known. My name is memory is the first book in a new series written by sisterhood of the traveling pants author ann brashares. This petition had 322 supporters casara clark started this petition to riverhead trade my name is memory is an amazing love story with an important message to any reader. Listen to my name is memory audiobook by ann brashares. My name is memory threebook series sparks a bidding war. Jun 07, 2011 although i did have some issues with my name is memory, i would still recommend it to fans of ann brashares. We loved this book and know that it was always intended to be a trilogy. In my name is memory, readers will trace daniel and lucys love over centuries and continents, intoxicated both by the pairs passion and by brashares rich historical and geographical detail. Download and read online for free my name is memory by ann brashares. Given the online rumors that the publisher did not green light a sequel because of an inadequare amount of sales, we felt it was important to show our numbers. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. How are we supposed to give 4 or 5 stars to a book with no ending and no sequel.
I read the back of this book in a barnes and noble while i was on vacation and picked it up. My name is memory is an excellent book until the ending which was the worst ending of any book that i have read in 44 years of reading. And even in the early part of my soul i reached adulthood many times. The thing is she wants recommendations for more books like it they keep being reincarnated, and keep finding each other, again and again. My name is memory finds daniel and sophia now known as lucy in the present day and in dire trouble as daniels evil older brother from a former life stalks sophia for ancient revenge. My name is memory by lexvettech see profile 120810. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected.
Ive got a rough draft and im working through revisions. Not to talk to them or hold them or build a life with them but just to remember them. Its the epic love story of daniel and sophia, a relationship that first began over a thousand years ago when he killed her. I think, with the here and now, i just wanted to go back to a younger age, a character in her teens and with more of a teenage worldview. The stories might have a similar plot line and most readers would think so, because of the synopsis, but when you actually read the books, it is not all the similar. Oct 27, 2009 though perhaps its too much to hope that things have miraculously lined up in the last week or so, let me join my fellow readers in clamoring for a sequel to my name is memory. I say we and i mean myself, my soul, my selves, my. I just finished my name is memory by ann brashares and was wondering if anyone knew if and when a sequel would be coming out answer save.
They are both good books, but i have to admit that i liked my name is memory much. My name is memory by ann brashares reading guidebook club. Jan 20, 2011 my name is memory is a captivating, openended story that begs for a sequel. Your adult novel, my name is memory, is also about love across time. My name is memory is set in present day, with flashbacks to previous erasincluding north africa in 541 b. My name is memory is an amazing love story with an important message to any reader. Join facebook to connect with stacy bush putman and others you may know. Her publisher isnt pushing for books two and three. My name is memory is the unique and emotional love story between daniel and lucy that literally spans centuries. These days, in every one of my infancies, the memory comes faster. To say i was let down by this novel is an understatement. Brashares youngadult time travel novel, the here and now, was published in april 2014. Her second novel for adults, my name is memory was published in 2010 and has been optioned for film.
My name is memory by ann brashares at home with books. Though perhaps its too much to hope that things have miraculously lined up in the last week or so, let me join my fellow readers in clamoring for a sequel to my name is memory. So i just read my name is memory and im going crazy hoping there will be a sequel. My name is memory is a novel written in 2010 by ann brashares, author of the bestselling young adult series the sisterhood of the traveling pants. May, 2011 my name is memory by ann brashares my name is memory riverhead trade paperbacks. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers all about my name is memory by ann brashares. Ann brashares unravels her tale a bit at a time and toys with her audience much like a cat bats a ball of yarn. The ending was written as a cliffhanger to a sequel which has never been published. A young couple discover their souls have been reincarnated over hundreds of years.
Wow this book had it all i cant wait till the next one come out it is a triliogy. She lives in new york city with her artist husband, jacob collins, and children samuel, nathaniel, susannah and isaiah. To ask other readers questions about my name is memory, please sign up. A magical, suspenseful, heartbreaking story of true love, my name is memory proves the power and endurance of a union that was meant to be. Its a great time to write a novel about because its such a great time in life. When a bidding war breaks out for an as yet unpublished series of books, its a safe bet that the story has some serious drawing power. My name is memory by ann brashares at the best online ebook storage. Seriously, i totaled this one in a mere three days, just reading before bed and well into the wee hours of the morning.
Aug 30, 2011 my name is memory is a book with so much promise in the beginning. With a touch of science fiction and written like a thriller, its an exciting ride that i couldnt put down. Jan 23, 2011 my name is memory was actually written before fallen but was published later. My name is memory and millions of other books are available for instant. Reader question recommendations for more books like my.
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