Tell Me an Ending, Jo Harkin
Tell Me an Ending, Jo Harkin
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Tell Me an Ending

Author: Jo Harkin

Narrator: Tania Rodrigues

Unabridged: 16 hr 22 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/01/2022


Synopsis

Named a Best Science Fiction Book by The New York Times

“Sharply, beautifully written.” —The New York Times Book Review
“Intriguing, frightening, witty, and humane.” —The Wall Street Journal

Black Mirror meets Severence in this thrilling speculative novel about a tech company that deletes unwanted memories, the consequences for those forced to deal with what they tried to forget, and the doctor who seeks to protect her patients from further harm.

What if you didn’t have to live with your worst memories?

Across the world, thousands of people are shocked by a notification that they once chose to have a memory removed. Now they are being given an opportunity to get that memory back. Four individuals are filled with new doubts, grappling with the unexpected question of whether to remember unknown events, or to leave them buried forever.

Finn, an Irish architect living in the Arizona desert, begins to suspect his charming wife of having an affair. Mei, a troubled grad school dropout in Kuala Lumpur, wonders why she remembers a city she has never visited. William, a former police inspector in England, struggles with PTSD, the breakdown of his marriage, and his own secret family history. Oscar, a handsome young man with almost no memories at all, travels the world in a constant state of fear.

Into these characters’ lives comes Noor, a psychologist working at the Nepenthe memory removal clinic in London. The process of reinstating patients’ memories begins to shake the moral foundations of her world. As she delves deeper into how the program works, she will have to risk everything to uncover the cost of this miraculous technology.

A provocative exploration of secrets, grief, and identity—of the stories we tell ourselves—Tell Me an Ending is “an intellectually and emotionally satisfying thriller” (Booklist).

About Jo Harkin

Jo Harkin studied literature at university. She daydreamed her way through various jobs in her twenties before becoming a full-time writer. She lives in Berkshire, England, and Tell Me an Ending is her first novel.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Nilufer on April 23, 2023

Black Mirror meets Eternal Sunshine of Spotless Mind gives you interesting, complex, thought provoking plot concept! What if there is a chance to get rid of your entire traumatic memories that give you setbacks, unendurable pain, preventing you to move on: will you accept those memories’ erasing pro......more

Goodreads review by jessica on April 04, 2022

i really, really wanted to love this. the promise of this story exploring the question of “who are we, if not our memories?” had me geeking out, especially because ive been craving a good sci-fi read. unfortunately, this left me feeling unsatisfied. and i think its because of the way the book is stru......more

Goodreads review by Michael on April 26, 2022

What if you could erase a painful memory from your brain? What if you had a once in a lifetime chance to recover that memory? In Jo Harkin’s speculative fiction debut, those questions are explored. Nepenthe is a company where you can go to have a memory/event permanently removed from your brain. You’v......more

Goodreads review by Ceecee on March 28, 2022

Nepenthe edits out 'wrong notes' in your memory and removes all its traces, so many seize the opportunity to wipe out the things that haunt them. Now however, after law suits, many are offered the chance to have their memories restored. Can you imagine the impact and dilemma this will bring? This co......more

Goodreads review by Mai on July 19, 2023

I haven't read Never Let Me Go, but this does feel oddly reminiscent of Black Mirror, especially in that some of the stories are markedly better than others. I would give Mei five stars. Excellent name. The rest of them get a solid three. While this is split in five parts, I'd say the beginning and m......more


Quotes

"Tania Rodrigues adroitly switches the point of view and creates tension as she narrates this speculative thriller
that is perfect for fans of Black Mirror and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind."