The Memory Painter

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Two lovers who have traveled across time A team of scientists at the cutting edge of memory research A miracle drug that unlocks an ancient mystery.Bryan Pierce is an internationally famous artist whose paintings have dazzled the world But there s a secret to his success Every canvas is inspired by an unusually vivid dream When Bryan awakes, he possesses extraordinary new skillslike the ability to speak obscure languages and an inexplicable genius for chess All his life, he has wondered if his dreams are recollections, if he is re experiencing other people s lives.Linz Jacobs is a brilliant neurogeneticist, absorbed in decoding the genes that help the brain make memories, until she is confronted with an exact rendering of a recurring nightmare at one of Bryan s shows She tracks down the elusive artist, and their meeting triggers Bryan s most powerful dream yet visions of a team of scientists who, on the verge of discovering a cure for Alzheimer s, died in a lab explosion decades ago.As Bryan becomes obsessed with the mysterious circumstances surrounding the scientists deaths, his dreams begin to reveal what happened at the lab, as well as a deeper mystery that may lead all the way to ancient Egypt Together, Bryan and Linz start to discern a pattern But a deadly enemy watches their every move, and he will stop at nothing to ensure that the past stays buried.A taut thriller and a timeless love story spanning six continents and 10,000 years of history, The Memory Painter by Gwendolyn Womack is a riveting debut novel unlike any you ve ever read. Download The Memory Painter – kino-fada.fr The concept in the beginning, which seemed closer to science fiction, was quite interesting As the plot progressed I started to feel like it couldn t make sense even with suspension of disbelief, but it actually came together better than I expected, albeit slightly different than I had been thinking I don t usually enjoy historical flashbacks, but these functionedlike short stories, and ended up being entirely relevant to the plot.If you would prefer a drug free approach to recalling you The concept in the beginning, which seemed closer to science fiction, was quite interesting As the plot progressed I sta...Find this and other reviews at purchase of Gwendolyn Womack s The Memory Painter was something of a surprise I mean no offense, but when push comes to shove I m a bit of a penny pincher and rarely buy books blindly Truth is, I d not heard of this piece before spotting the striking yellow cover at the Historical Novel Society Conference bookstore and was entirely unfamiliar with the author I queried a handful of my peers and while they agreed the boo Find this and other reviews at purchase of Gwendolyn Womack s The Memory Painter was something of a surprise I mean no offense, but when push comes to shove I m a bit of a penny pincher and rarely buy books blindly Truth is, I d not heard of this piece before spotting the striking yellow cover at the Historical Novel Society Conference bookstore and was entirely unfamiliar with the author I queried a handful of my peers and while they agreed the book looked promising, no one had read it and I wasn t entirely convinced I wante...It s a compelling premise, ultimately undercut by the flatness of the protagonists and villain alike How these people are shaped by their careers and choices is unclear, as are their personalities And the choices of their past lives seem to simply encompass as large a range of historical figures as possible without much consideration as to what connects them, whether they are artists, scientists,...The Memory Painter opens to a scene within an artist s loft As we visualize paintings depicting a Samurai, a Persian guard, a priest of ancient Rome, and countlessunknown to us, we are introduced to Bryan Pierce, the painter, in a confused state of mind, as if he had just awaken from a dream In fact, he had, and as he then rewinds a video recorder, we realize that he also painted the most recent portrait within a dream state.The mystery deepens when Gwen sees the recurring nightmare that The Memory Painter opens to a scene within an artist s loft As we visualize paintings depicting a Samurai, a Persian guard, a priest of ancient Rome, and countlessunknown to us, we are introduced to Bryan Pierce, the painter, in a confused state of mind, as if he had just awaken from a dream In fact, he had, and as he then rewinds a video recorder, we realize that he also painted the most recent portrait within a dream state.The mystery deepens when Gwen sees the recurring nightmare that haunted her childhood, displayed in one of his paintings The dream is this a woman burns at a stake as the Roman priest tries to free her In her dream, Gwen is the woman How could the dream she has never revealed, except to her father, be so perfectly depicted on a stranger...The premise hooked me immediately As the son of two painters, and a New England native the book is set around Boston , I just tore through The Memory Painter.At the onset, I expected a novel like Bel Canto that showcased the power of art, mixed with a love story that bounced through time like The Time Traveler s Wife What delights me about the story is that it defies categorization Author Gwendolyn Womack has crafted a book that combines a love story, science fiction, historical fiction, and The premise hooked me immediately As the so...This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers To view it, click here I was definitely not the target audience for this book since I read very little fantasy and time travel books In fact I am not quite sure how to classify the genre for this book because it literally has a little bit of everything Despite this I did find the idea od dreaming people s lives and than painting them rather fascinating Memory and how it can follow from life to life and a drug that allows some to do so The last part of the book was faster paced and I ended up liking thisthan I was definitely not the target audience for this book since I read very little fantasy and time travel books In fact I am not quite sure how to classify the genre for this book because it literally has a little bit of everything Despite this I did find the idea od dr...What if there was a drug that could help you remember your past lives What if the lives you remember could lead to your one true love What if you learned, that for thousands of years, a deadly enemy has conspired to keep the two of you apart That was on the back cover and it intrigued me What if you were able to dream your past lives In this book a man dreams them and paints them It s a mystery to be solved because the same people occur over and over throughout their lives The mystery is t What if there was a drug that could help you remember your past lives What if the lives you remember could lead to your one true love What if you learned, that for thousands of years, a deadly enemy has conspired to keep the two of you apart That was on the back cover and it intrigued me What if you were able ...I was given a galley of this book from Picador Finished the book last night Amazing book This book has everything mystery, suspense, love, travel, etc Very complex characters Only a talented author could pull off the plot of th...Why is it that books that are so mediocre it almost hurts get the most outrageous advance praise This book was promised to be poignant and thoughtful, rich and suspenseful, filled with intrigue and dripping with meaning first off, what does dripping with meaning even MEAN, secondly, no Just no This book was also described as action packed and sexy, which I can assure you it isn t.I read this one because my mom had gotten it from the library and thought I might like it due to the Time Trave Why is it that books that are so mediocre it almost hurts get the most outrageous advance praise This book was promised to be poignant and thoughtful, rich and suspenseful, filled with intrigue and dripping with meaning first off, what does dripping with meaning even MEAN, secondly, no Just no This book was also described as action packed and sexy, which I can assure you it isn t.I read this one because my mom had gotten it from the library and thought I might like it due to the Time Traveler s Wife vibes she got Now, I got some of those vibes, too how can you not when it s a book with time travel and romance but where the TTW is well written and beautifully executed, this book was just a hot mess and super sloppy It s like Pennington out in the field you just wish it wasn t happening Largely, I was frustrated with how poorly it was written It really felt like someone s first year university or high school Engl...I picked this book up from the library shelf because it sounded intriguing A TEAM OF SCIENTISTS AT THE CUTTING EDGE OF MEMORY RESEARCH A MIRACLE DRUG THAT UNLOCKS AN ANCIENT MYSTERY. That sounded like my kind of book In reality, I really don t think I am the target audience for this it s a little too fantasy for my liking That doesn t stop this being an amazing first book by this author I could really appreciate the effort put into the many, often unheard of, historical characters and th I picked this book up from the library shelf because it sounded intriguing A TEAM OF SCIENTISTS AT THE CUTTING EDGE OF MEMORY RESEARCH A MIRACLE DRUG THAT UNLOCKS AN ANCIENT MYSTERY. That sounded like my kind of book In reality, I really don t think I am the target audience for this it s a little too fantasy for my liking Th...

The Memory Painter
  • 10 August 2018
  • Hardcover
  • 336 pages
  • 125005303X
  • Gwendolyn Womack
  • The Memory Painter