A review by booksaremypeople
The Memory Collectors by Kim Neville

4.0

A novel about a serious empath, Ev has the extraordinary ability to feel people’s emotional states through their objects. The space that these charged objects occupy feel dangerous to Ev, who wants to get rid of the most emotionally charged items. The rest she sells at a market. But her abilities are tested when she meets Harriet, a hoarder of all things. Can their connection make room for a curated museum of objects that helps people heal? This is an original and emotional read with tinges of magical realism. It’s about memory and representations of memory and the ways in which we all use “things” as surrogates for our own memories and emotions. Thank you so Atria Books and Netgalley for the advanced review copy.