Why you should read Time Shelter by Georgi Gospodinov
What happens when our memories disappear? What if we all could transport ourselves in our happiest days and memories… Time Shelter , written by Georgi Gospodinov , invites all of us to have a conversation about the world of yesterday and the world of tomorrow. The unnamed narrator of the book alongside his partner in crime Gaustine , take us on a journey like no other. Their idea is to open “a clinic of the past” and create a safe space for those who have forgotten their own past, those with Dementia and Alzheimer ’s disease. Gaustine’ s clinic slowly becomes a shelter for all those lost memories - every patient could now experience their favorite moment in time. “According to Gaustine, for us the past is the past, and even when we step into it, we know that the exit to the present is open, we can come back with ease. For those who have lost their memories, this door has slammed shut once and for all. For them the present is a foreign country, while the past is their homela...