The Once and Future Me A Novel
The Once and Future Me A Novel by Melissa Pace, published by Henry Holt and Company on August 19, 2025, spans 384 pages and is presented in English. This psychological thriller unfolds in 1954, where a woman awakens on a patient transport bus bound for Hanover State Psychiatric Hospital, devoid of any memories of her past. Identified as Dorothy Frasier, she grapples with the diagnosis of paranoid schizophrenia and violent delusions, yet she is convinced of her sanity as unsettling visions of a dystopian future begin to invade her reality.
Readers will find a gripping narrative that explores the tension between two conflicting realities as Dorothy navigates her circumstances. With the help of her husband, Paul, who understands her visions, she faces the challenge of discerning truth from illusion. The story delves into themes of mystery and suspense, as Dorothy must confront her inner darkness while seeking answers that could determine the fate of mankind and her own survival. This edition invites readers into a complex world of psychological intrigue and time travel, making it a thought-provoking addition to the genre.
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Dark Matter meets Girl, Interrupted in this gripping psychological thriller about a young woman teetering on the edge of reality.
Virginia, 1954. When a woman wakes on a patient transport bus arriving at Hanover State Psychiatric Hospital, she remembers nothing of her life before that moment, none of the dark things she must’ve seen and done that forged her into the skillful and cunning fighter she is. Doctors tell her she’s Dorothy Frasier, a paranoid schizophrenic, committed for her violent delusions. She’s certain they’re wrong—until disturbing visions of a dystopian future in which frantic scientists urge her to complete “the mission” and save mankind begin to invade her reality.
Believing it’s Hanover causing the hallucinations, she tells no one and focuses only on escaping—until there’s a visitor. A man whose loving face—and touch—she remembers, a man who knows all about her visions, because he’s spent years helping her cope with them: her husband, Paul Frasier.
Now she’s sure of nothing, caught between two realities. Believe in the future, and she might save the world. Believe in her husband and doctors’ plans for her treatment, and she might save herself. She needs answers, but to get them she’ll have to harness the darkness inside her as she risks her freedom, her mind, and ultimately her life in a heart-stopping quest for the truth.
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