"What are we if not an accumulation of our memories?"
Christine wakes up in a strange bedroom. She doesn't know how she came to be there or who the married man is with whom she has so obviously spent the night. When she goes into the bathroom and looks in the mirror, she appears to have aged 20 years. She remembers nothing of her past or even who she is. Her husband, Ben, tells her that she was in an accident years ago and suffers from an unusual type of amnesia. All her past memories are gone and even her short term memories are erased each night. She receives a phone call from a Dr. Ed Nash who tells her that he has been trying to help her recover her memories. He has encouraged her to keep a hidden journal and calls her each morning to remind her to read the journal and to record any new thoughts and/or memories. This is an absorbing book compelling the reader to empathise with the main character's search for identity. There is a most excellent plot twist that makes this book a must read!
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