You did it! We figured this one out! It is a truth universally acknowledged (by me for certain) that the Bitchery pretty much knows everything, and really, it's true. Scroll down to see the solution for this HaBO - and many thanks!
This HaBO comes from J., who is trying to find this book:
It was a romance that took place over centuries as at least one of the main characters was a time traveler.
One of the last scenes took place on an island like Malaysia where the two lovers were swept away in the tsunami (which was supposed to be the actual tsunami of 2004, but the book was obviously fiction).
Please help! It was an incredible book that took place in numerous ancient ruins sites (I think).
Does this sound familiar?


Is it Anne Brashares My Name is Memory? It’s definitely time travel adjacent and at the very end they end up stranded after being washed away from what I remember?
^^^^^ wow I think that’s it! Thank you Sam!
I LOVE a solved HaBO!
Oh man, I’ve always wanted to solve one! This is one of the most gratifying things to happen this week!
Congratulations, Sam!