Observer A novel
Caro Soames-Watkins, a talented neurosurgeon whose career has been upended by controversy, is jobless, broke, and the sole supporter of her sister, a single mother with a severely disabled child.
When she receives a strange job offer from Nobel Prize-winning scientist Sam Watkins, a great uncle she barely knows, desperation forces her to take it in spite of serious suspicions.
Watkins has built a mysterious medical facility in the Caribbean to conduct research into the nature of consciousness, reality, and life after death. Helped in his mission by his old friend, eminent physicist George Weigert, and young tech entrepreneur Julian Dey, Sam has gone far beyond curing the body to develop a technology that could solve the riddle of mortality.
Two obstacles stand in their way: someone on the inside is leaking intel and Watkins' failing body must last long enough for the technology to be ready.
As danger mounts, Caro finds more than she bargained for, including murder, love, and a deeper understanding into the nature of reality.
A mind-expanding journey to the very edges of science, Observer will thrill you, inspire you, and lead you to think about life and the power of the imagination in startling new ways.
Reviews
Shona Tiger@shonatiger
Dr. Caroline Soames-Watkins, a neurosurgeon, runs into trouble at work. While she is considering her future, she is offered a position at a small institution on the Cayman Islands where brain research (ostensibly) is being carried out. This is an interesting novel of stimulating ideas about quantum theory, reality, consciousness, and the nature of death. I felt it was fairly uneven, but it was very readable, even while dealing with what felt like quite high-level physics. I grew to like one of the characters, George, very much; he was the most human, and also a dotty and lovable scientist. Thank you to The Story Plant and to NetGalley for this advance reader’s copy.
Drew Sawicki@drewsawicki