The Possible World

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A captivating, high-concept novel that will make you laugh, cry and see the world anew. ______________________ 'Every now and then I come across a book I wish I'd written. The Possible World is one ... A gorgeously wrought exploration of who gets to tell the story of our lives, and who gets to inhabit that story with us' JODI PICOULT Ben is the sole survivor of a crime that claims his mother and countless others. He is just six years old, and already he must find a new place for himself in the world. Lucy, the doctor who tends to Ben, is grappling with a personal upheaval of her own. She feels a profound connection to the little boy who has lived through the unthinkable. Will recovering his memory heal him, or damage him further Clare has long believed that the lifetime of secrets she's been keeping don't matter to anyone anymore, until an unexpected encounter prompts her to tell her story. As they each struggle to confront the events - past and present - that have defined their lives, something stronger than fate is working to bring them together... ______________________ 'A beautiful story of loss and memory' GOOD HOUSEKEEPING 'Full of big questions' THE OBSERVER

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The Possible World doesn't shrink from grimness and is as grippy as any crime novel yet is ultimately joyful and optimistic. -- Anne Marie Scanlon * The Irish Independent *
In hauntingly beautiful prose, Schwarz weaves a complicated story that spans nearly a century, from the Great Depression until the present day... Full of imagination and nostalgia, loss and redemption. * Kirkus Review *
Compelling storytelling * The Mail on Sunday *
This beautiful story of loss and memory by Liese OHalloran Schwarz is a joy. * Good Housekeeping *
Full of big questions * The Observer *

Author Bio

Liese O'Halloran Schwarz published her first novel, Near Canaan, while she was studying at medical school. Her second novel, The Possible World, was published nearly thirty years later. She currently lives in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.