Sandra Newman's The Heavens
In this surprising and compelling novel, it's the year 2000, and NYC 20-somethings Ben and Kate meet at a party thrown by a wealthy friend, and fall in love. But Kate has a recurring dream where she is actually Emilia, a woman living in England in the 1590s (actually a real person!) and whenever she wakes up from the dream, things are slightly different in the present. But Ben is sure she's mentally ill. Newman's previous novel was The Country of Ice Cream Star, and so I should have expected things to get a little intense, but this is heartbreaking in an entirely different way. I think I loved this? But damn. A.
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A review copy was provided by the publisher. This book will be released on February 12th.
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