About The Memory Painter
• Paperback: 336 pages • Publisher: Picador (July 5, 2016) What if there was a drug that could help you remember past lives? What if the lives you remembered could lead you to your one true love? What if you learned that, for thousands of years, a deadly enemy had conspired to keep the two of you apart?
Bryan Pierce is an internationally famous artist, whose paintings have dazzled the world. But there's a secret to Bryan's success: Every canvas is inspired by an unusually vivid dream. Bryan believes these dreams are really recollections?possibly even flashback from another life?and he has always hoped that his art will lead him to an answer. And when he meets Linz Jacobs, a neurogenticist who recognizes a recurring childhood nightmare in one Bryan's paintings, he is convinced she holds the key.
Their meeting triggers Bryan's most powerful dream yet?visions of a team of scientists who, on the verge of discovering a cure for Alzheimer's, died in a lab explosion decades ago. As his visions intensify, Bryan and Linz start to discern a pattern. But a deadly enemy watches their every move, and he will stop at nothing to ensure that the past stays buried.
Praise “... hang on for a wild and entertaining ride around the world and through the centuries back to ancient Egypt.” Library Journal (starred review) “Gwendolyn Womack's tale dazzles.” US Weekly (Standout Spring Novels) “A sweeping, mesmerizing feat of absolute magic...” ?M. J. Rose, New York Times bestselling author of The Witch of Painted Sorrows “The guy-meets-girl story as you've never heard it before...A mind-explosion of a journey ensues that involves time travel, mystery, love, and a whole lot of plot twists.” Refinery29 “A page turner that will keep readers up late into the night. Readers who love adventure, romance and fantasy will love this book.” The Vancouver Sun 
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About Gwendolyn Womack
Gwendolyn Womack began writing plays in college and majored in Theatre at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks. She received an MFA in Directing Theatre and Film from California Institute of the Arts and currently lives in Los Angeles with her family. The Memory Painter is her first novel. Find out more about Gwendolyn at her website, connect with her on Facebook and Twitter, and see what she's pinning on Pinterest.
MY REVIEW: I rarely give 5 stars, but this one gets 5 stars! Extremely well written and captivating from the start. I was hooked in from the beginning. I read a lot of books, and it is rare these days for one to stand out to me as truly enjoyable, yet this one managed to. I'm impressed, especially since this is the author's first novel. Well done, and I hope to see more from this author in the future.
I was skeptical at first because I don't like dream sequences in books. So many people write dream sequences, and I normally don't like the dream-like and confusing quality of most, and try to stay away from them. However, I was pleasantly surprised by the way dreams were interwoven in this book in a way that didn't put me off and helped advance the plot in such a masterful way. The characters were believable, likeable, and it was easy to connect with them. I felt I was able to get invested in the story and in the welfare of the characters, and I applaud the author on doing such an excellent job with character development. I'm a therapist, and recurring nightmares have always intrigued me. The psychological aspects to this book were masterfully done. Just the right touch of romance without being cheezy (I hate romance novels), and the hint of danger kept the plot fast-paced and active. I typically prefer linear stories that don't jump around in time, yet Gwendolyn masterfully weaved a plot line that takes the reader from present to past without it being difficult to follow. Very well done.
Disclaimer: I received a free copy of the book in exchange for a review. I was not obligated to write a positive review, and all thoughts are my own.
I was skeptical at first because I don't like dream sequences in books. So many people write dream sequences, and I normally don't like the dream-like and confusing quality of most, and try to stay away from them. However, I was pleasantly surprised by the way dreams were interwoven in this book in a way that didn't put me off and helped advance the plot in such a masterful way. The characters were believable, likeable, and it was easy to connect with them. I felt I was able to get invested in the story and in the welfare of the characters, and I applaud the author on doing such an excellent job with character development. I'm a therapist, and recurring nightmares have always intrigued me. The psychological aspects to this book were masterfully done. Just the right touch of romance without being cheezy (I hate romance novels), and the hint of danger kept the plot fast-paced and active. I typically prefer linear stories that don't jump around in time, yet Gwendolyn masterfully weaved a plot line that takes the reader from present to past without it being difficult to follow. Very well done.
Disclaimer: I received a free copy of the book in exchange for a review. I was not obligated to write a positive review, and all thoughts are my own.
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