The Hours That Remain

by Keith Barker

Denise has spent the last five years dedicated to uncovering the truth behind her sister Michelle’s disappearance. Haunted by loose ends, she begins seeing visions of Michelle, who gradually guides her in the right direction. As Denise’s marriage and sanity crumble around her, she remains committed to unearthing an unfathomable truth, and coming to terms with a painfully crucial realization.

96 pages, Paperback

First published March 31, 2013

Reviews

[Eriel Lauren · Rating 5 out of 5]

Read this book a few years ago and re-read it this morning. Totally forgot the plot twist, so that was terrible and excellent to experience for the first time again. I do feel his style was more refined in This is How We Got Here, but this is still an incredible, important, horrifying read. Very glad I read it again.

[Natasha · Rating 5 out of 5]

After seeing This Is How We Got Here and being deeply moved, I felt compelled to read another Keith Barker play and this did not disappoint. I was deeply moved all over again as I followed Denise's haunting journey trying to find her missing sister. Would also love to see this on stage.

[Teresa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Powerful and haunting. The play looks at the trauma and crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous women. This would be fantastic on stage.

[Adelaide Felx · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked it. I found that the start of the play was a little confusing and not captivating enough. The plot twist was one of the best I’ve read, but didn’t make up for the first 50 pages

[Tanis · Rating 4 out of 5]

Thought-provoking play about murdered and missing Indigenous women in Canada, and how victims' families live in a time-warped state of grief and anxiety. Intriguing drama about the state of being "missing," in several sense of the word.