Recall Chronicles: New Omnibus Edition!

“A vision of the future that’s both harrowing and endlessly entertaining.” –Kirkus Reviews

Science fiction meets the morning news in this series set in a near future that feels disturbingly possible. Nobody gets old anymore, and personal memories are conveniently managed by a bizarre collaboration of the big pharmaceuticals corporation and the social media giants. But there’s a movement afoot to bring down these corporations. That movement is known as Recall. Will a rogue scientist foil their plans?

Follow the adventures of three rebels trying to reclaim their identities.

Books 1 and 2 now available in omnibus edition from Bookshop.org!

(Credit your fave indy bookstore. NOT available on Amazon. Maybe an ebook. Eventually. Malia prefers hard copy!) 

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ALSO BY Donna Dechen Birdwell– 

“It’s so refreshing to read a story which is both intense emotionally and yet free of overwrought drama. Meg’s journey to understanding is gripping and absorbing. I really enjoyed this novel. It reminded me of Barbara Kingsolver with maybe a touch of the magical realism of South American authors. Highly recommend.”

– Patrice Sarath, author of The Sisters Mederos 

“Not Knowing weaves past and present, dream and waking life together for a ride you won’t want to end–and once you finish it, you might still be finding yourself absorbed in the characters and their growth. Meg Fitzellen, anthropologist and rationalist, confronts a recent trauma during an archeological dig in Belize only to uncover deeper and darker secrets from her more distant past. Uncanny dreams, occasional flashbacks, and some old-fashioned fortune telling compel her at last to face the emotional fallout of events she’s long buried in a hidden drawer of her mind. Once all the secrets are out, Meg finds liberation not just from emotional baggage but also from an overly materialistic worldview that kept her from living in the magic of reality. Donna Birdwell has a talent for evocative prose, lush settings, and dark secrets her characters must face as they grow into themselves, as well as moments of soaring ecstasy. Grab some coffee, put aside a weekend, and treat yourself to this expedition into a magical vision of reality.”  

–Claire Villarreal, Ph.D. 

“This is for you if you like female protagonists, stories that let you follow along and inspire your own train of thoughts, as well as books you would like to read again. Recommended.”                   –Book Blogger Karen Oberlaender (Complete review here.)

When Meg was a little girl, Abuela María predicted she would travel to the moon.

Now she’s an archaeologist digging up Mayan ruins in Belize while trying to keep her own past buried beneath hard work and professional responsibility. It isn’t working. The summer of 2022 seems destined to push all of Meg’s buttons—her deep-seated aversion to marijuana and guns and the unwanted presence of a boy who reminds her of a certain horrific summer in Mexico. Digging deeper only unearths more questions. And then her husband buys a lottery ticket for the first tourist flight to the moon.

What Meg doesn’t want to know may yet be her redemption.

Available now on Amazon and in Austin at Malvern Books, 613 W. 29th Street, near the University of Texas campus.