I Think We've Been Here Before: A Novel

With the end of the world predicted, reality bends in an unexpectedly quirky novel about human connection and the meaning of life and death. Marlen and Hilda Jorgensen's family receives two significant pieces of news: Marlen has been diagnosed with a terminal illness, and a cosmic blast is set to render humanity extinct within months. The coming Christmas on their Saskatchewan farm could be their last. As they prepare for the inevitable, the family navigates the time they have left together. Marlen and Hilda channel their energy into prophetic works of art. Hilda's elderly father receives a longed-for visitor from his past. Hilda's teenaged nephew goes missing while his mother refuses to believe the world is ending. Meanwhile, Hilda's daughter struggles to find her way home from Berlin with help from an oddly familiar stranger. For everyone, there's an unsettling feeling that this unprecedented reality is something they remember. Amid chaos, denial, acceptance, and hope, the family determines to live every moment as if it's their last.