Maya, an artist, and Noah, a quantum physicist, share an insatiable curiosity about the world. But their happy marriage has a shadow over it: Serena, the child Noah had with his first wife, who died before she turned four. When Noah is invited by the Janus Project to unravel the secrets of time travel, he jumps at the opportunity. At a laboratory deep in the Texas desert, he begins participating in a dangerous experiment that could result in something he thought impossible: seeing his daughter again. Meanwhile, Maya embarks on a journey back to her own past in Japan, and to a formative lover who once shattered her heart. As Noah and Maya grapple with hope and despair, new information emerges that the experiments might not be exactly what they seems.
Riveting ... Its trafficking in theoretical and experimental physics comes in service of a moving story about art, time, loss and the possibility of love ... A marvel ... The descriptions of Noah’s experience in the
'folds' are mesmerizing ... With a deft hand, [Gabel] allows several compelling mysteries to grow in intensity ... The most urgent questions in this novel sit close to the heart ... Propulsive and unforgettable.
