Lightbreakers

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In the beginning, there was happiness. Maya, an artist obsessed with the nature of beauty, and Noah, a quantum physicist preoccupied by the mysteries of the universe, found in each other a shared curiosity about the world. But beneath the surface of their happy marriage is... Read More
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Lightbreakers

A moving novel that plumbs the mysteries of human connection and explores how to live and love in a world where time is both a healer and a thief, for readers of Emily St. John Mandel, Julia Armfield and Jennifer Egan

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In the beginning, there was happiness. Maya, an artist obsessed with the nature of beauty, and Noah, a quantum physicist preoccupied by the mysteries of the universe, found in each other a shared curiosity about the world. But beneath the surface of their happy marriage is a third rail: Serena, the lost child that Noah had with his ex-wife Eileen.

One day Noah gets a call from an eccentric billionaire, asking him to participate in a clandestine project aiming to unravel the secrets of time and consciousness. The couple agrees to relocate to the Janus Lab, deep in the desert, where Noah finds himself drawn into a dangerous kind of time travel that could result in seeing Serena again.

As Noah delves into this groundbreaking, fringe work, his past begins to overtake him. And when his ex-wife Eileen joins the project, Maya embarks on a journey back to her own past, one that takes her to Japan, to her family, and to a formative lover who once shattered her heart. As Noah, Maya, and Eileen grapple with the balance between holding on and letting go, new information emerges that the Janus Lab might not be exactly what it seems.

Lightbreakers explores the intricacies of relationships and the boundaries of scientific intrigue, weaving a narrative that questions the very nature of time and human connection.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780349725437

Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 06 November 2025

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Fleet

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 22.0mm

Width: 153.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 352

About the Author

Aja Gabel is the author of The Ensemble, and her forthcoming novel Lightbreakers will be released in November 2025. Her prose can be found in The Cut, LA Times, Buzzfeed, BOMB, and elsewhere. She studied writing at Wesleyan University and the University of Virginia, and has a PhD in Literature and Creative Writing from the University of Houston. Aja has been the recipient of awards from Inprint, Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, the Sewanee Writers' Conference, and the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown. Her short story "Little Fish" was adapted into a feature film, and she is developing several screenwriting projects in TV and film. She currently lives and writes in Los Angeles.

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