When We Were Whole

Two elderly people set out on foot to cross a vast, ancient garden that devours memory—and what waits on the other side may destroy the peace they've built over a lifetime. Edith and Rufus Merrill haven't seen their daughter in decades, and they can't remember why she left. The Quiet, a living labyrinth planted after a forgotten war, strips travelers of their past in reverse, returning the oldest truths last. To reach their ailing daughter, they must walk straight through everything they chose to bury.