Alice Fane, a single mother living in an English seaside town, discovers a man sitting on the beach during a rainstorm with no memory of his identity. As she brings him into her home, a parallel narrative follows Lily, a newlywed in London whose husband, Jack, has failed to return from work. A third thread set twenty years earlier details a summer holiday involving two teenagers and a tragic event on the shore. These storylines converge as the man's past connects to the disappearance and a decades-old secret.
Readers who enjoy non-linear reveals and domestic mysteries will find this useful for understanding how past trauma dictates current behavior. People pick up this book to see how distinct timelines merge through shared locations and hidden family histories. Anyone interested in the mechanics of amnesia and the tension of missing person investigations will finish the story with a clear picture of how suppressed memories eventually surface. It provides a look at the psychological weight of long-held guilt and the fragility of new marriage.
- Published
- 2016
- Language
- EN
