Phoebe Lange loves her fiancé, but she isn’t sure if she’s ready to be married. And so she comes home. Home to the rambling Victorian house where she was raised. Home to the grandmother who cared for her after her parents died. Home to the comfort of familiar surroundings, where she can give herself time to consider the course of her future. What she finds when she returns, however, is far from comforting and anything but familiar.

Her grandmother’s illness, more serious than she knew, unsettles her. An ugly family secret shakes her to the core. And then, on a back shelf in the dusty library, she discovers the Memory Book–a 1920s-era scrapbook filled with photographs, clippings, autographs, and mementos that tell the story of a young girl’s life.

A girl who, judging from the photos, could have been Phoebe’s twin. A girl whose life seems strangely familiar, but who died a violent death at age eighteen. A girl whose name was Phoebe Elizabeth Lange. Her name.

Who was this other Phoebe, the long-dead owner of the Memory Book? As Phoebe digs for answers, she uncovers a hidden diary which leads her to an increasing identification with this woman she has never even met. Every answer leads her to another question, each one more difficult and troubling than the last.

What do you find when you peer into a sixty-year-old scrapbook and see your own future?

How do you respond to the diary of a dead woman that tells the story of your own life?

Lyrical, mysterious, and deeply moving, The Memory Book is a heartfelt exploration of faith, family, friendship, and the ineffable mysteries of the human soul. It is an unforgettable story that will echo in your own memory long after you’ve turned the last page.

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