This is a real page-turner. A psychological thriller which keeps the reader on tenterhooks throughout. I found it hard to put down.
Christine has lost her memory and, each morning, wakes with no recall of anything that has gone before. She is encouraged to write a journal by a mysterious doctor, and, by reading this every day, gradually builds up a picture of her life and what happened to cause her loss of memory. Events are recounted in the first person, as if read/written by Christine in her journal; therefore the story is told as it happens, which adds to the tension.
The reader is kept guessing: who is she? Who are the people in her life? Why are there so few photos of her family...? Our sympathies alter constantly as we gather more information and discover that nothing - and no-one - is as they first appear.
I have to say that, early on, I correctly predicted the outcome of the mystery, which could have been the author's intention; but it's no worse for that, as there are many loose ends to be tied up - and they are, eventually; with a happy ending of sorts.
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