My review -
Issy
Cunningham has lost her memory due to the trauma of being raped. It comes back
gradually and, with her, we find out what has really happened. In addition to
the rape, she has a deep tragedy in her past and this has never left her. Both
the past she can remember and the past she has recently forgotten haunt her
mind. The story manipulates the reader to some extent as we make up our minds
what’s happening without the full information. As it unfolds, it’s a shock to
have our expectations rattled.
The
story is well told and evolves gradually as we enter Issy’s world and grasp her
memories. There are several people hunting her at the end and a great sequence
of events leads to the denoument. It’s a story which asks challenging questions
– in which things are not black and white, and we wonder how we would behave in
her circumstances. As always with this author, you know you’re in for a
thought-provoking read. Highly recommended.
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