num_pages: 240
description: In a world just parallel to ours exists a mystical realm known only as the Gardens. It is a place where feasts never end games of croquet have devastating consequences and teenagers are punished for growing up. For a select group of Masters it's a decadent paradise where time stands still. For those who serve them however it's a slow torture where their lives can be ended in a blink.In a bid to escape before their youth betrays them Dora and Thistle--best friends and confidants--set out on a remarkable journey through time and space. Traveling between their world and ours they hunt the one person who can grant them freedom. Along the way they encounter a mysterious traveler who trades in favors and never forgets debts a crossroads at the center of the universe our own world on the brink of war and a traveling troupe of actors with the ability to unlock the fabric of reality.Endlessly inventive The Memory Theater takes the reader to a wondrous place where destiny has yet to be written life is a performance and magic can erupt at any moment. It is Karin Tidbeck's most engrossing and irresistible tale yet.
language: English
title: The Memory Theater
publisher: Pantheon