Act IV of The Island of Always
a novel by Stephen Evans
In Remember Me, the fourth and final installment of Stephen Evans’ The Island of Always series, Lena’s worst fear has been realized: her brilliant, quixotic, delusional, faithfully loved, frequently annoying husband Nick has passed away. Lena struggles to put her life back together, only to find that death is no barrier to delusion, or love.
The Island of Always is a quirky and heartwarming tale of a partnership that endures beyond law, beyond marriage, and possibly beyond reality.
The series consists of four novels:
The Marriage of True Minds
Let Me Count the Ways
My Winter World
Remember Me
Content Warning: Despite the overall humorous and heartwarming tone, this series also deals with serious issues such as divorce, the loss of a pet, animal euthanasia, divorce, mental health, and suicide. Please keep this in mind before reading any of these books.
ISBN: 978-1953725936
Available January, 2027 Order the Book:
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Praise for The Island of Always Series:
“Stephen Evans’ first novel, The Marriage of True Minds, is a funny, poignant, oddly beautiful book about three divergent life forms—animals, people, and lawyers. You will love it if you read it with a true mind.” —Kinky Friedman
“Evans demonstrates his playwright’s mastery of dialogue and tension in his accomplished and whimsical first novel about love and the bizarre behavior it ignites.” —Publishers Weekly
“Evans writes throughout with a sense of refreshing humor, and the snappy repartee between the two leads is also very funny and fun.” —Foreword Reviews
“Poignant and outrageous, moving and profound, Evans’ delectable debut novel thrums with zesty dialogue and a memorably zany cast of irresistible characters.” —Booklist
“A charming literary screwball comedy.” —Kirkus Reviews
“A truly amiable cast of characters, entwined with heartfelt emotions…in this highly entertaining and worthwhile read.” —BlueInk Review
“A zany and unpredictable comedic literary novel. Minneapolis, especially the Lake of Isles area, is vividly rendered.” —Foreword Clarion Reviews
“Creative and cleverly written.”—Booklife
“You will NEVER FORGET IT… A total Must Read.” —Book Review Crew
“Fans of A Man Called Ove will enjoy going on this journey.” —NerdyBookNurse.com
“The perfect feel-good book.” —CenteredonBooks.com
The third installment of Stephen Evans’ bittersweet love story, The Island of Always, mixes whimsy, grief, courtroom drama, and charm. —Blueink Review
Excerpt:
Remember me when I am gone away,
Gone far away into the silent land;
When you can no more hold me by the hand,
Nor I half turn to go yet turning stay.
Remember me when no more day by day
You tell me of our future that you plann’d:
Only remember me; you understand
It will be late to counsel then or pray.
Yet if you should forget me for a while
And afterwards remember, do not grieve:
For if the darkness and corruption leave
A vestige of the thoughts that once I had,
Better by far you should forget and smile
Than that you should remember and be sad.
