A review by littletaiko
The New World by Chris Adrian

4.0

On their 8th wedding anniversary, Jim suddenly dies while his wife Jane is out of town. She is horrified to discover upon her return that Jim had signed up with the company Polaris who promises a way for eternal life. In order for that to happen Jim will have to forget everything from his previous life. What follows is a story of what makes a marriage work and how everybody has their own perspective of events.

Some favorite lines from the book.

"Her mother gave her a hug, which Jane tolerated, though she was getting very tired of people hugging her when she was angry - did people hug Cobras in their flaring hoods, or porcupines in their coats of rigid spines?"

"Always together, never apart" - a theme throughout the book