Nostalgia
Bestsellers (Fiction), Canadian fiction, Canadian authors (Fiction), Science fiction
Human-narrated audio, Human-transcribed braille
Summary
In the future, all traces of a person's past are erased and new fictions are implanted, except that cracks emerge, and reminders of discarded lives seep through. Those afflicted suffer from Leaked Memory Syndrome, or Nostalgia. Doctor Frank Sina specializes… in sealing these memory leaks, and as he treats Presley Smith, Frank finds clues that suggest Presley's past may be located in war-torn Maskinia, an isolated territory to the south. Frank's suspicions are only intensified when the Department of Internal Security describe Presley as one of their own, meaning his new life was one they created for him, and they want him back. As Frank tries to save Presley from both internal and external threats, cracks emerge in his own fiction, and the thoughts that sneak through suggest a connection with the mysterious Presley that goes well beyond a doctor and his patient. Canada Reads 2017. Bestseller. 2016.