"Amy, I'm a journalist. I saw you in here awhile ago
when I was speaking to Dr. Haynes and I wanted to get to know you better. I
grew up in Tunbridge Wells and we probably went to a lot of the same places
because we're about the same age. I've spoken to Bob and read a lot about you
and I sort of feel like I know you. I know that you can't answer me, but I was
hoping to ask you some questions, as I don't know really what else to try. Did
Alex just imagine the tiniest flutter of an eyelid?..."
Taking place in England this suspense story starts with a teen aged Amy and her secret love and the day Amy went off alone with him. The day Amy disappeared and became national news. The day her beaten body was discovered, comatose.
Alex is working on a freelance writing project. She's looking
into the work Dr. Haynes does with patients believed to be brain dead. While
visiting the hospital ward she sees a comatose Amy. Alex and Amy are the same
age and look alike. Intrigued by Amy's story, Alex takes an interest in this 15
year old case.
Alex's life is a carousel of alcohol and work and a
disintegrated marriage. Her new found interest in what happened to Amy gives
her life a purpose. The story parallels
between 1995 and Amy, and the life for people she knew, and Alex's
present life. Can Alex spread some new
light on this mystery? Who attacked Amy? Perhaps this person is closer than
anyone realized and still around 15 years later.
I found the characters intriguing and the story line unique.
Alex pursues old clues on the premise she's writing this follow up article. Old
habits are hard to break though. Can Alex discover the truth? Can it change
Amy's life or her own? Is she ever going
to stop drinking?
Alex manages to piece together enough with the help of Amy's
friends and family to get somewhere. Can she see it through? Can she find
justice for Amy? Can she find balance in her own life? With the help of Amy's
high school boyfriend Jacob, Alex finds a way through the maze that was Amy's
past.
Thank you Netgalley and Random House Publishing Group-Ballantine
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