The man she woke up next to tells her his name is Ben, he is her husband, and they have been married for years. She is no longer in her twenties, but now middle aged. And years ago she was involved in a hit and run and is now an amnesic who forgets everything when she goes to sleep.
She receives a phone call from a man called Dr. Nash. Apparently she has been meeting him on a regular basis in an attempt to help her regain some old memories and hopefully hold new ones for more than one day. He suggests that she writes in a journal everyday in hope that her memory will improve. One day she wakes up and starts to read this journal, the story of her life. And as she reads she discovers her past and her life, but from an outsiders perspective. But in the front of her journal she finds a disturbing message "Don't trust Ben."
This book brings to light an interesting question: What are we but a collection of memories. And if those memories are taken from us, what happens to us? What do you do when you are an empty shell, a mere shadow of what you once were. What do we become. And more importantly, who do we become?
I have read several books written in the style of daily journals and this was by far the most engaging. This fast paced thriller is a debut novel by S. J. Watson. I will be looking forward to his books in the future. This book is currently avaiable for sale.
