What if you woke up every morning and didn't remember who you were or anything about your life? I know, I know, the theme has been explored before; haven't you seen Fifty First Dates? This book by S.J. Watson, however, puts a different twist on the old amnesia theme.
What if you woke up every morning and didn't remember who you were or anything about your life, and some days you woke up thinking you were a teenager; other days waking up thinking you were in your twenties and single. But you have to deal with the strange man lying beside you. And you have to believe whatever he tells you about who you are and why you can't remember. What if he's lying? How do you know?
That is the position Christine finds herself in every day. Then, on the advise of a counselor her husband doesn't know about, she begins to journal. The counselor calls each day to tell her where the journal is and she reads about her life again. Instead of questions being answered, she only discovers more questions. Can she believe the man who claims he is her husband?
This book makes you think about the precarious position such a person is in. How would you know the truth? The author builds the story and the suspense lasts up until the last chapter. I truly enjoyed reading it and look forward to more books by this debut author.
4 comments:
I enjoyed this book as well. I thought Watson did a great job of leading the reader to speculate... but not giving us enough pieces for the answer until the end.
that does sound suspensful! And the cover picture makes me shiver!
I'll be in town sometime mid-weed next week. Scrabble night? Hope we can arrange it! Look forward to seeing you!
Sounds very interesting! :-)
I just found your site and will be back. It's always great to know a fellow reader who can recommend and give the juicy low-down on a book.
Lana
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