The most beautifully written book I have read in years. The writing was like poetry and Kristin Atherton's voice was like silk reading it to me.

A - That's an interesting question! My honest answer is "not really"... I did realise after writing the book that there is a linguistically informed way of thinking about time loops, and why they might be appealing to a reader - I wrote about that in an essay on LitHub: https://lithub.com/on-the-counterintu... But if my experience as a researcher influenced the book at all during the writing, it might be in the way Thora and Santi's situation mirrors the strange, lonely-together rootlessness of academics - people who are usually foreigners in the place they're living, brought together by shared passions, using English as a lingua franca but often talking past each other. I knew that the moment I started crying 20% into this book that it would be one hell of whirlwind and boy was that true. The story is original, captivating and emotional. The chance of crying during this book is a high one, so get your tissues ready if you want to embark on this journey. The story begins with Thora and Santi meeting in Cologne in many different lives and they play different roles in each one - as friends, lovers, siblings, parent/child and many more. They start to wonder why they are drawn to each other and why certain things keep recurring in each of their lives. Up until this point I would have rated this story as an interesting 4 star read.. but once they start to figure out what is happening the story just explodes! I would like to read or listen to it again because it is the kind of story that really makes you think about things differently. Netgalley's description of the book was "Joyful, devastating, and profound" and this is entirely accurate!Santi and Thora challenge each other’s views in these brief moments across these shared lives, and then in the blink of an eye, their lives meet tragedies that take the many different forms of a permanent goodbye, and then the next chapter begins. It is almost like a more romanticised version of Groundhog Day, except it is never the same day, or the same life, and instead shares prominent similarities that keep these characters consistently the same in terms of ambition. I read this book faster than any I've read in years—I literally couldn't put it down! ... Beautiful, heartbreaking, and thought-provoking." Meet Me in Another Life entirely relies on the two main characters with few secondary characters (special mention to Jules, Brigitta, and Félicette), but Silvey draws them in a manner that makes you really care for them. She doesn't shy away from their faults, and both Thora and Santi will behave at times in an appalling manner, and that makes them all the more human. Many moments or conversations early in the book come to have a different meaning once the reader knows the ending. Do you have a favourite one of these?

Places are extremely important in the novel. We have both a larger view with the city as a whole, but also its streets, its landmarks, and the places where Santi and Thora live. How are those places both a reflection of who Santi and Thora are at the time and an illustration of permanent traits in their characters? It was a fascinating read- how much does fate play a part in uniting souls together? If we are from different lives, do we still find each other? I have often wondered things like this- would I have still met my fiance 7 years ago had we both not moved to Chester for different reasons and worked with our mutual friend? A beautiful idea, and executed with remarkable ease. Atlas Entertainment and Pilot Wave (Gal Gadot’s production company) have partnered together for the feature film.The emotions run high through this and I really didn’t want it to end. I didn’t want to leave Thora and Santi behind. I’m not gonna lie - this one had me crying. Big fat, snotty tears and it’s made it to me all time favourite reads list and my rope read of the year so far. One I’ll also read again. The beginning was very bizarre. And I honestly had no idea if I was reading contemporary or fantasy or what. In each chapter they meet each other no matter what time/dimension/universe they are in. Special Forces' Season 2 Finalists Talk Grueling Week In New Zealand Wilderness & Their Willingness To Return

I mean, what did I do?” Thora asks. “When was the moment you decided—this is it, it’s working, I’ll stay?” It's been written in the stars that Atlas Entertainment and Gal Gadot and Jason Varsano's production studio Pilot Wave have landed the rights to Catriona Silvey's debut novel, Meet Me in Another Life. The novel, published yesterday, April 27, will be getting a feature film adaptation with Gadot set to star. He looks down and starts to draw: image after image of Thora, old and young, her hair all the colors of the rainbow. The ruled lines of the notebook cut each picture, interference on a transmission coming from impossibly far away.Smithsonian - Félicette, the First Cat in Space, Finally Gets a Memorial - referenced in chapter 3, et al Take it easy.” She reaches under the desk for the panic button. He has seconds to get through to her. He leans across the counter, stares into her eyes. The words come to him as if he has