Sky of Memory

Awakening from a coma and suspicious of his own memories, an audacious surgeon has 24 hours to uncover the disturbing truth that may save him from death.

Based on the author’s own experience of surviving a coma, Sky of Memory blends literary fiction, magical realism, suspense, and wry humor.

Left for dead in a park, Dr. Pearson awakens in the hospital to learn that his lover abandoned him when death seemed certain. His memories fractured by a prolonged coma, he receives a cryptic warning from a nurse: he may have only one day to live.

Now discharged and tormented by dark visions of his past, Pearson meets Tima and embarks on a one-day quest to find his lost lover. He suspects Tima may be the woman he’s searching for, but fears that confronting her will drive her away again.

Along the way, he encounters a fired librarian, a crazed teacher, and a surfer mall-cop, while Tima tells her story in a distinct first-person voice. As Pearson deteriorates and the truth draws closer, he must confront their past and choose between redemption and revenge.

Is true forgiveness born of the memories we carry—or those we choose to forget?