The Memory Ward

By: Bassoff, Jon

From critically acclaimed author Jon Bassoff, The Memory Ward is a haunting Russian doll of a novel about one man's attempt to discover what's real and what isn't ...

They say it's always beautiful in Bethlam, Nevada. No place you'd rather live. The people are friendly, if a little nosy, and there's no crime to speak of. Life is pretty perfect.

But postal worker Hank Davies has started to suspect something is off in this idyllic little town. And he's certain of that when he realizes the letters he's been delivering are just blank pages.

Hank isn't the only one who's noticed the oddities in Bethlam. One such person knocks on his window in the middle of the night, urging him to investigate his bedroom wall. When Hank pulls back the wallpaper, he discovers dozens of sheets of paper, full of a story that is either complete madness or unbelievable truth. As he begins looking beyond the veneer of his smiling neighbors and their white picket fences, Hank is drawn further and further into a disturbing new reality ...

Told in Bassoff's lyrical and evocative style, The Memory Ward is a disquieting page-turner that examines the nature of identity, trauma, and what it means to be human.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0D7J7CQ1C
• ISBN13: 9798874752644
• Release Date: March 2025
• Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
• Length: 292 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.4" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

Unsettling!

Wow! This was an unsettling and insidious quick read with chapters that flew by as I read and learned the stories of Wally, Hank, Catherine, and Victoria. It unravels quickly in this little town where everything is too perfect and all the neighbors are friendly and nothing ever changes. But then something does and that kept me hooked in reading this to find out the truth. Very like the Truman Show, though with a twist that make me think about what makes a person who they are? Are we the sum of our memories or something more? And would you change yourself if given the chance? So, loved this story and zipped right through it! It definitely makes me want to see what other books this author has written.