Short Summary: Naissa Nolan is a happy child in 1850s Philadelphia—until tragedy strikes while she and her family are on holiday. Alone and heartbroken, she is thrust into an immortal life she never imagined. She spends the next few centuries on Earth—and beyond—hiding her condition and battling time itself.
 
“[A] gripping story centering women’s power.” —Foreword Reviews
“Fans of The Age of Adaline will enjoy . . .” —Booklist
Is eternal youth a blessing or a curse?
Naissa Nolan is a happy child in 1850s Philadelphia—until tragedy strikes while she and her family are on holiday. Alone and heartbroken, she is thrust into an immortal life she never bargained for or imagined. Naissa spends the next few centuries on Earth—and beyond—desperate to learn more about her condition. While working with the esteemed Oberlin Institute in Vienna, she makes an important discovery that could change everything.
But trusting the wrong people is a mistake, and Naissa's immortal life enters a new chapter she never anticipated.
For readers who enjoy The Age of Adaline, Life After Life by Kate Atkinson, and Once Again by Catherine Wallace Hope.
 
Contributor Bio(s)
 
Renée Schaeffer had always been fascinated by technology and where it may lead us. A lifelong New Yorker, she has been found reading her prose at open mic nights in Manhattan. She married her childhood sweetheart and raised three happy, successful children. Her favorite author’s moment is the time she met famed science fiction writer, Olivia Butler, in a Greenwich Village bakery specializing in goods made by the homeless, and discussed with Ms. Butler the inspirations behind her books. Ageless is Renée’s debut novel.