Lost and Wanted

Helen knows everything about physics; Helen knows nothing about human relationships. Not that she hasn't had a few in her life...there's Neel Jonnal, a fellow physicist and a college boyfriend...her young son, Jack, who she conceived after giving up on finding a life partner...and, maybe the strongest and longest relationship of her life, Charlie Boyce, her college roommate. It is only when Charlie dies and Helen begins receiving text messages from her old friend that Helen begins to contemplate the limits of human consciousness.

The story has elements of science fiction and fantasy and mystery and romance, but the real story is about Helen and the bonds she tries to forge with others.

Whew! This book is deeply (DEEPLY) science-y, but, if you are like me and tried to skip science in school, don't let that hold you back from reading this delight of a book.