Parallel Lives: The Paths Not Taken (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781957944098)

When Harriet Last, a disillusioned insurance adjuster, steps into The Experience, she is skeptical of its promise to show her a better life. The prototype simulation feels out-of-place at the convention, but it's also an opportunity to hide from her boss. Burnt out from the corporate grind, Harriet hastily signs the terms and conditions and enters a raffle for an all-expenses-paid vacation.

Inside, she relives her nostalgic memories with invasive, hyper-realistic accuracy. The unnerving emotional depth of her future lives raises suspicions about this machine's true purpose. When the machine malfunctions, Harriet's Experiences become anything but the vacation-like trial she expected.

She notices a man, a fleeting figure from her past, intertwined in each scene and she wonders: is she caught in someone else's memories? When the man shares an ominous warning, Harriet must make a choice... or become trapped in this nightmarish glitch.

Step into the Experience, Harriet. Your future won't wait.