Can some encounters transcend time?

Sébastien Gasquet leads a quiet life, dividing his time between writing and the mountains surrounding Grenoble. When a stroke leaves him suspended on the edge of consciousness, he discovers the existence of Margot, daughter of the lord of the Tour-Sans-Venin in 1347.

As the Black Death is about to sweep across Europe, Sébastien gradually realizes that their destinies are connected.

Two lives. Two centuries.

But can he prevent a catastrophe that happened nearly seven hundred years ago?

Blending science, memory, and mystery, The Past Refuses to Die draws the reader into a story where past and present seem to reach across time—and answer one another.