Many thanks to NetGalley, Ballantine Books, and Catherine Steadman for the opportunity to read and review her sophomore book - I really enjoyed her first, Something in the Water, and this one was a good follow up.
A man is found on a beach with a head injury, no shoes and no knowledge of his name or background. He is taken to the hospital where a connection with a nurse is the only way to calm him down. He's originally called Mr Nobody but the nurse renames him Matthew. A neuropsychiatrist, Dr Emma Lewis, is asked to consult on the case - running tests and evaluating him to see if he is lying or is a rare fugue case who has completely lost his past memories. However, that requires Dr Lewis to go back to her hometown where she experienced her own trauma. When she meets her patient, he seems to know things about her past that no one else should know. How is this possible?
A good story with lots of interesting facts about memory and brain function too.
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