I love a book that makes me think, and this story definitely did that. The stories culminate in the eruption of the volcano, inside the disaster shelter built by one of the characters. The tale takes place on the side of a not-so-dormant volcano, in a fictional town called Clearing, Oregon. From the husband of a chief of surgery seeing himself battered and dirty, sitting in his own driveway, to a new mother watching a different version of herself rock a baby boy instead of the baby girl she has, the characters experience the same earthquake feeling, the same metallic taste in their mouths and the same eerie feeling while watching a different version of themselves. If, Then follows the story of four neighbors, who begin experiencing startling and unsettling glimpses into the lives that could have been theirs. Who would you be in another life? What would have happened if you hadn’t bought that latte, wandered down that alley, or met the love of your life? If, Then by Corvallis author Kate Hope Day examines the “what ifs” and “could haves” that might have redefined our existence.
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