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About A Prisoner of Memory

Growing up amidst alcoholism and knowing firsthand of its dire consequences, Val relives her family horrors even as she moves away for college. Having an up-and-coming career as a talented filmmaker, Val is bursting with creative energy, but not all of that is helpful for her already-unstable mental health. While studying at college, Val begins a close relationship with her therapist, Dr. Ellis, along with a best friend, Di, and even a romantic interest, Jett. However, constantly reliving the traumas of her past, including her mother's alcohol-fueled abuse and her brother's childhood death, keeps her from seeing her reality as it is. As Val learns to navigate the power of her mind instead of letting it whirl her around, she must question the reliability of beliefs she has always known to be true. "A Prisoner of Memory" asks us all to rethink our subconscious patterning, our belief systems carried through from childhood, and the identity we cling to in order to survive. "A Prisoner of Memory" is Maren Altman's debut novel.

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