The Memory of Falling

Kerri Bordet O’Keeffe

Type: Beta project
Genre: Historical fiction
Word count: 80,068

Warnings: Swearing

Can the memories of our ancestors be transmitted through dreams? Does trauma leave a genetic imprint? Ancestral memory is the invisible force guiding the lives of the O’Donovan family of Kinsale, Ireland. From the famine to the present, this force propels each one down a different path. Will they unlock the secrets of the past before time runs out?

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Michael O’Donovan is a free spirit, consumed by wanderlust. His character transforms when he returns home to care for his ailing mother. At home in Kinsale, he reconnects with his true self, finding his passion in the kitchen and the natural beauty of West Cork. After years abroad, Michael is back with his family and his long-lost love, Siobhán. But family secrets from long ago threaten to destroy their happiness. It’s Michael’s mother Nora, suffering from Alzheimer’s disease, who holds the crucial key.

Can the memories of our ancestors be transmitted through dreams? Does trauma leave a genetic imprint? Ancestral memory is the invisible force guiding the lives of the O’Donovan family of Kinsale, Ireland. From the famine to the present, this force propels each one down a different path. Will they unlock the secrets of the past before time runs out? The Memory of Falling is told on several timelines, in County Cork and Boston. It’s the first book of a planned trilogy.

Kerri Bordet O’Keeffe is a first-time novelist, but no stranger to writing. Growing up in Boston, she dabbled in short stories and plays. Later, she became an ESL instructor and teacher trainer around the globe, including China and Ukraine. She eventually moved to curriculum writing. Kerri is also a genealogist, specializing in Irish family history. It was on a volunteer year in Cork, in the south of Ireland, that she was inspired to write a family trilogy based on ancestral memory. Kerri is also an avid photographer, cyclist and nature enthusiast. She lives in Alsace, France.

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