Mister Memory, Marcus Sedgwick
Mister Memory, Marcus Sedgwick
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Mister Memory
A Novel

Author: Marcus Sedgwick

Narrator: Paul Woodson

Unabridged: 9 hr 30 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/03/2020

Synopsis

In Paris in the year 1899, Marcel Desprs is arrested for the murder of his wife and transferred to the famous Salpetriere Asylum. And there the story might have stopped. But the doctor assigned to his care soon realizes this is no ordinary patient: Marcel Desprs, Mister Memory, is a man who cannot forget. And the policeman assigned to his case soon realizes that something else is at stake: For why else would the criminal have been hurried off to the hospital, and why are his superiors so keen for the whole affair to be closed? This crime involves something bigger and stranger than a lovers' fight, something with links to the highest and lowest establishments in France. The policeman and the doctor between them must unravel the mysterybut the answers lie inside Marcel's head. And how can he tell what is significant when he remembers every detail of every moment of his entire life?

About Marcus Sedgwick

Marcus Sedgwick used to work in children's publishing and before that he was a bookseller. He now happily writes full-time. His books have been shortlisted for many awards, including The GUARDIAN CHILDREN'S FICTION AWARD, the BLUE PETER BOOK AWARD, the CARNEGIE MEDAL and the EDGAR ALLAN POE AWARD. Marcus lives in Cambridge and has a teenage daughter, Alice.Find his website at www.marcussedgwick.com and follow him on Twitter @marcussedgwick

Reviews

Goodreads review by Hannah on May 03, 2017

The facts of the matter are these: In the year 1899, Marcel Després is arrested from his home in Paris for murdering his wife. He is transferred to the Salpetriere Asylum where Dr. Lucien Morel determines that Després is an extraordinary patient, for Després has a perfect, photographic memory and is......more

Goodreads review by Jessica on April 17, 2017

Dear Marcus Sedgwick, you don't know me, but I love you. Your books are super weird, but I can't put them down, and I think they're glorious. Also, they make me feel inferior as a writer, but I'm somehow okay with that. This book is a murder mystery that centers around a sweet, naive man named Marce......more

Goodreads review by Margot on September 19, 2016

What initially appears a straightforward murder, committed in a jealous rage, soon proves far more complex: a mystery that ventures deep into the Paris underbelly and the highest echelons of power. Mister Memory (Hachette Australia, 2016) is a twisting, enchanting tale of intrigue. While Mister Memory......more

Goodreads review by Chantal on June 30, 2016

This is a tough one to review. I really enjoyed Sedgwick's books when I was younger, so I jumped at the chance to review an adult book of his, as an adult this time. And there are some great elements to "Mister Memory" - just not enough for me to give this book more than three stars. The premise is a......more

Goodreads review by Suzanne (winterscribbler) on November 17, 2016

Spoilers ... of course. I have long been familiar with Marcus Sedgewick’s young adult fiction and so was most eager to read one of his works aimed at an adult audience. My curiosity was peaked further by the multiple reviewers ‘ recommendations to fans of Carlos Ruiz Zafon. I absolutely loved the ce......more

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