Thursday, June 02, 2011

2011 book 138

Liane Moriarty's What Alice Forgot
So the titular Alice has an accident one day at the gym, and wakes up knowing she's a 29 year old woman, happily married and pregnant with her first child. Except it turns out she's hit her head and completely forgotten the last ten years of her life, and in actuality she's a 39 year old woman with three kids, and in the midst of an acrimonious divorce. Plus parts are narrated by her older sister and their family friend/honorary grandmother, both of whom are also dealing with various issues. I guess it sounds a little silly and it is something of a beach read (though very well-written), but I read it as fast as I could b/c I couldn't wait to see what'd happen next. A.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Loved this book and now will only read things I find here- - much simpler this way.
-daphne

Alicia K. said...

Haha! Glad you liked this! If you haven't read Attachments by Rainbow Rowell yet, that's another one you might be into.