Book by: Janine Rosche
With Every Memory is a story about second chances and forging new paths from the ashes of the past.
A tragic accident leaves Lori Mendenhall bereaved of her seventeen-year-old son and without memories from the past seven years. The story follows Lori’s recovery at home after several months in rehab where she begins to remember the life she had before the accident. But what she remembers isn’t exactly the truth.
This is a hard story to read, but beautifully and sensitively written.
Lori’s character is sweet, but as the truth eventually reveals itself, who she is after the accident doesn’t exactly line up with who she was before. This struck me deeply, as my own experience with a close family member who went through a traumatic brain injury is similar.
Each character struggles with his or her own issues as they try to help Lori regain her memories, and hope that she doesn’t remember some things. The characters are well-defined, making it easy for the reader to picture them and to feel the same things Lori experiences as she reacquaints herself with them.
With Every Memory is one of those stories that will stay with readers long after the last page is read.
I received an ecopy of the book from the publisher through NetGalley. All opinions expressed are my own.