Last week’s mail brought a copy of the latest from Ann Brashares. Best known for her work on the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series (read our interview with her on the books here), she’s now making her second foray into adult fiction after The Last Summer (of You and Me), your basic first-novel narrative of love and friendship.
My Name Is Memory sounds a bit more exciting. Like the Traveling Pants stories, it has a magical angle. The book follows a pair of star-crossed lovers—Daniel and Sophia—through several incarnations as they find, and then lose, each other again. The twist? Daniel can remember his past lives.
Brashares says on her blog, “This new book is kind of a departure for me. Not a total departure–it’s mainly about love. But it takes place on a broad canvas of time.” Though the novel won’t hit stores until June, it’s already been optioned by New Regency, who saw the book as a blend of Twilight and The Time-Traveler’s Wife. Sounds like a bestseller, but judge for yourself—there’s an excerpt on Brashares’ site. We’ll be digging into this one soon and will keep you posted!
