No Time

Charlene Millwood loses her entire family in a single moment - a moment she would give anything to undo. In the quiet aftermath of grief, she encounters the Umi: vast, timeless beings who perceive emotion as a force of nature and memory as a kind of gravity.They cannot bring her family back. But they can offer her something else.A choice.Charlene may surrender her existence - her presence in time, her place in the world - so that her family may live the life she lost. In doing so, she enters a realm where consciousness exists without form, where identity is shaped by memory, and where love becomes the only anchor that keeps her real.As Charlene drifts between what she was and what she may become, she must confront the deepest question of all:If a person gives up their life but their memories and emotions remain, are they still real?No Time is a metaphysical exploration of grief, sacrifice, and the fragile architecture of identity. It is a novel for anyone who has ever wished for one more moment with someone they loved - and wondered what they would give to have it.If you love thought-provoking sci-fi with heart, where the fate of the universe rests on the choices of a grieving teenager,