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It begins in the small, affluent town of Fairview, Connecticut, where everything seems picture perfect. Until one night when young Jenny Kramer is attacked at a local party. In the hours immediately after, she is given a controversial drug to medically erase her memory of the violent assault. But, in the weeks and months that follow, as she heals from her physical wounds, and with no factual recall of the attack, Jenny struggles with her raging emotional memory. Her father, Tom, becomes obsessed with his inability to find her attacker and seek justice while her mother, Charlotte, struggles to pretend this horrific event did not touch her carefully constructed world. As Tom and Charlotte seek help for their daughter, the fault lines within their marriage and their close-knit community emerge from the shadows where they have been hidden for years, and the relentless quest to find the monster who invaded their town - or perhaps lives among them - drive this psychological thriller to a shocking and unexpected conclusion.
A young woman's memory of a violent assault is medically erased, but her mind holds onto the trauma, driving a desperate search for justice and exposing hidden darkness in her community. Jenny Kramer is attacked at a party in the seemingly idyllic town of Fairview, Connecticut. In the aftermath, a controversial drug is administered to erase her memory of the event. While her physical wounds heal, Jenny is plagued by emotional echoes of the assault, and her father, Tom, becomes consumed with finding the perpetrator. Her mother, Charlotte, attempts to maintain a facade of normalcy, but the attack reveals deep fissures in their marriage and the town's carefully constructed facade, leading to a shocking conclusion as they hunt for a monster who may be closer than they think.
The premise of All Is Not Forgotten sets up a tense psychological thriller that delves into the complexities of memory, trauma, and the dark undercurrents within seemingly perfect communities. The narrative structure, focusing on a victim whose memory is compromised, promises a suspenseful exploration of unreliable recollection and the desperate search for truth. The author's approach likely emphasizes the emotional fallout of the assault and the unraveling of familial and societal facades. This setup suggests a story that will keep readers guessing about the identity of the attacker and the true nature of the events that transpired.
Page Count:
384
Publication Date:
2016-01-01
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers Limited
ISBN-10:
000817363X
ISBN-13:
9780008173630
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