And then there's Jon, whom she finds rather disturbing. Her Eric husband is very picky about their fabulous home, and - frankly - rather dull. She finds herself entirely bewildered by office politics and business deals which she's supposed to be organising. And Lexi herself has apparently become a strict, controlling unpopular boss. Her little sister has turned into a teenage trouble-maker. Lexi's friends no longer want to know her. Sadly, all is not as wonderful as it seems. She can't imagine how she reached this stage in life - she rather misses her jeans and flat shoes - but it appears that she has fallen on her feet. Physically, she recovers quickly and then returns to her home - a penthouse flat with every modern convenience and comfort, and an entire room full of designer clothes. She has no idea how this can have happened, but clearly it's not a dream, nor an elaborate hoax. She even has a slimmer, bronzed body, perfect teeth and a manicure. To her amazement, Lexi discovers that she's married to a rather gorgeous millionaire, and is now a director in the company she was working for in 2004. It turns out that she is suffering partial amnesia which means that the events of the previous three years have totally gone from her mind. But she's convinced that it was only the previous night that she was so miserable. Running for a taxi, she slips and falls.Īt the start of chapter one, Lexi wakes up in hospital, in 2007. She's cold, and wet her boyfriend stood her up, and she has to be up early the following day for her father's funeral. 25-year-old Lexi has been out for an evening with her mates, in 2004. It opens with a prologue, something that can be quite annoying, but in this case is essential to the rest of the book. The story is told in the present tense, which is perfect for the way the plot works. I picked up 'Remember Me' in a charity shop in April, and read it yesterday. The problem, I think, is that I was put off the genre by one novel I read, years ago, which was trite, and had a disappointing story-line and ending.īut at last I did start reading Sophie Kinsella's work, and was surprised at how much I enjoyed her books. Ridiculous, really, given my rather eclectic but generally non-literary tastes in fiction. Yes, I was snobby about so-called 'chick-lit'. For some years I rather turned my nose up at the idea of reading books by Sophie Kinsella.

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