GIAN SARDAR: YOU WERE HERE
Listen to the Big Blend Radio interview with Gian Sardar, author of “You Were Here” and the memoir “Psychic Junkie”.
In Gian Sardar’s haunting debut novel YOU WERE HERE (G.P. Putnam’s Sons) two unforgettable love stories intertwine across decades bringing to light a dark family secret that could never remain buried.
Abby Walters has had a lifelong obsession with early and accidental death. From a young age she was haunted by a reoccurring nightmare of being buried alive, but as soon as she moved away from her small Minnesota hometown the dream disappeared. She built a life for herself in Los Angeles with a job at an antique jewelry store — inspired by the fascination she once had for her grandmother’s diamond ring — and a long-term boyfriend she wants to marry. But then, after fourteen years, the dream returns, and this time it reveals a name from her family’s past. Looking for answers, Abby returns to Minnesota where she reconnects with her high school crush, Aiden, a police detective on the trail of a brutal serial rapist. And now, when she tries on her grandmother’s ring, she discovers a cryptic note hidden beneath the box’s velvet lining. What secret was her grandmother hiding? And could this be the key to the terrifying dreams that have haunted Abby her entire life?
In 1948, precocious and beautiful Eva Marten has always known she is better than the small town life she was born to. When she meets and falls in love with William, a handsome businessman from the city, she is determined to get the life she deserves. Their passionate love affair is only the beginning—or at least it will be, once he leaves his distant, upper-class wife, Claire. Eva’s love for William and determination to follow her heart sweeps them both off their feet, pushing Eva and Claire to a chilling confrontation where no one walks away unscathed.
Gian Sardar is the coauthor of the memoir “Psychic Junkie.” Her short story “The Mere Act of Motion” was included in the 40th Anniversary issue of Confrontation and she is at work on the screenplay “Recall” for Bad Medicine Films. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband, son, and insane dog. www.GianSardar.com
