{"product_id":"the-memory-project-andrew-c-youngson-9798844053962","title":"The Memory Project: An LGBTQ+ Sci-fi Mystery Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Remember me...\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShe cries to me from the past. A past that isn't mine.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDouglas 'Angel' Sermanni is losing himself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOther people's memories are an open book to him - the gift and curse of a Weaver. His psyche is fractured by the trauma of his clients, and now he's been cast out by his secretive overseers, The Mnemosyne Project.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe fog of Angel's mind is punctured by a recovered memory: the dying call of a young girl. He flees London - and a fledgling romance with a normal human - to follow the dying girl's final words.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe is led back to his Thailand boarding school where a forgotten pact made with childhood friends is rekindled. Amid the rain and neon of Bangkok's backstreets, a deadly truth lies in wait.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith each terrifying revelation, Angel's past and present fold into one another, threatening to change the course of his world forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA science fiction mystery novel\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Memory Project is a queer speculative fiction that explores the world of Weavers, rare telepathic humans who can experience the memories of others through touch.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe story brings together the themes of friendship, nostalgia, gay romance, gender and identity fluidity to explore the meaning of memory and its mutability. And all in the package of a page-turning supernatural murder mystery.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith the compelling pace of YA fiction and the reflection of a 30-something drama, The Memory Project fuses self-discovery with nostalgia and supernatural mystery. X-Men meets The Perks of Being a Wallflower.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAndrew C. Youngson is a Scot living in London. A former features writer for a daily newspaper, he now splits his time between work in the education sector and writing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe was schooled in Bangkok, Thailand, during his teenage years - an experience which has informed elements of his novel, The Memory Project.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a gay man, Andrew is passionate about telling queer stories, and reimagining genres through an LGBTQ+ lens.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Andrew C. Youngson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 8844053969\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798844053962\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/04\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.68lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.55d","brand":"Andrew C. Youngson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44123116536063,"sku":"9798844053962","price":9.68,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d56656a4-ae05-4d42-9ed2-ef6078203f5c.jpg?v=1687429020","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-memory-project-andrew-c-youngson-9798844053962","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}