Every morning Christine Lucas wakes up remembering herself twenty years younger than her near-fifty year appearance in the bathroom mirror. Nor does she remember the man who lies next to her in their bed. Shortly after her husband Ben awakens, he informs her that they are in a loving marriage and that they repeat this orientation each morning because she had a traumatic accident in her late twenties which makes it impossible to consolidate her daily memories into long-term memories.
Shortly after her husband leaves for work, Christine receives a phone call from a man introducing himself as neuropsychologist, Dr. Nash, who has been assisting her in restoring her memory. He informs her of the location of a journal that she has been recording her daily life as as part of her therapy. When she retrieves the journal, inscribed on the inside front cover is three words: DON'T TRUST BEN.
The author's plot successfully builds tension until all is revealed at the climax. Since Christine fabricates memories, Ben withholds information and has been caught by Christine in lies, and Dr. Nash presence in Christine's life is unknown to Ben, I didn't know for some time who, if any, was the good guy.
Although this was a beach read, I could not find any of the words for the Pursue It challenge. There was no beach, sunburn or sandcastle. I was hoping that the protagonist might surf the Internet for clues of her past, but she did not. However, this is a beach read and a quick read for vacations. So read the book and then watch the movie starring Nicole Kidman and Colin Firth.
Shortly after her husband leaves for work, Christine receives a phone call from a man introducing himself as neuropsychologist, Dr. Nash, who has been assisting her in restoring her memory. He informs her of the location of a journal that she has been recording her daily life as as part of her therapy. When she retrieves the journal, inscribed on the inside front cover is three words: DON'T TRUST BEN.
The author's plot successfully builds tension until all is revealed at the climax. Since Christine fabricates memories, Ben withholds information and has been caught by Christine in lies, and Dr. Nash presence in Christine's life is unknown to Ben, I didn't know for some time who, if any, was the good guy.
Although this was a beach read, I could not find any of the words for the Pursue It challenge. There was no beach, sunburn or sandcastle. I was hoping that the protagonist might surf the Internet for clues of her past, but she did not. However, this is a beach read and a quick read for vacations. So read the book and then watch the movie starring Nicole Kidman and Colin Firth.