What Alice Forgot

This was alright. I'd read The Husband's Secret, and I thought this one was much better as it's dealing with a slightly smaller cast of characters. I liked "young" Alice from the off, and it was nice to be inside her head. The plot isn't terribly original but it putters along nicely and as I was

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reading this while I couldn't sleep, I wasn't in the mood for anything that was reinventing the wheel.

I think, for me, the key flaw was that we never really found out what the spark for Alice turning into a super-(obnoxious)-mum was. I understood that she changed over the course of having three children and doing the bulk of the heavy-lifting in terms of caring for them. I also understood that meeting Gina had an effect on her behaviour as regarded herself. However, I felt that none of this was really sufficiently explored. It's strongly implied and I think actually outright stated that Alice's behaviour around about the time of the birth of her third child is not much different from her behaviour as "young" Alice, and I can't see why the thing in the above spoiler would turn her into some kind of crazy obsessive mother. It's unclear how long her completely insane and unhealthy behaviour has been going on and why she would change from being a seemingly normal but flawed mother into a weird Stepford nightmare. I mean, Nick seems like a bit of a d*ck, but I kind of couldn't blame him for a lot of the stuff she cited as a problem. Like, why was he supposed to dump Mike as a friend after he cheated? Don't most people understand that when you're friends with someone and your spouse is also friends with them, and then you split up, the other person might feel a bit awkward? Like, Mike didn't do anything wrong to Nick. You can disagree with someone's actions and still be their friend! Also, regarding Gina's funeral - if Alice wanted him there so badly, why didn't she just put on her big girl pants and TELL HIM THAT?! She explicitly makes him feel like he shouldn't want to go, and then blames it on him. Similarly, Nick seems to go from a normal guy to a career nut with no explanation. Nothing in the way his character is explained to begin with indicates that he has any interest at all in his own career, then, BOOM, he's a CEO or something. What?! Alice is genuinely one of the most frustrating characters I've ever come across, and the worst of it is that I don't even understand how she became that way.

Regarding the ending it was rushed. I really didn't enjoy the way she gets all of her memories back, and, once again, I didn't really feel like it was necessarily a positive. Alice just seems like a horrible person to be around, and Gina also seems like a miserable, petty, irritant. I just disliked everything about "now" Alice, and I think my least favourite part was how Alice actually seemed proud of becoming a miserable spoilt bratty cow. I could go on and on and on about how, apart from Gina dying, none of her problems are actual problems that couldn't be solved without her TALKING ABOUT THEM IN A REASONABLE MANNER. Alice is just so much kinder, more understanding, more empathetic in her younger form. She hasn't learned anything over those ten years except how to be an awful human being and the worst thing is that she takes it out on her children. She is a genuinely awful mother.

On the children I really sympathised with Madison. She's bratty, yeah, but unlike her mother, she's a child and she's gone through a lot. I hated that Alice made her favouritism towards her other children, in particular Olivia, so clear. At least Madison seems real, even if she is annoying. The middle child might as well not be there for all the attention that gets paid to him - oh, he has dialogue, but god forbid anyone do anything but quickly acknowledge him and move on. Olivia is sickening and I wish she hadn't been in the book because every word out of her mouth made me want to vomit.

But I can't end this review without talking about Elisabeth. Oh, Elisabeth. I wish this novel had been about you. Yes, you were bratty and ill-tempered, and possibly moderately mad, but I Felt everything you felt, and understood everything that you were going through, despite never having been there myself. Your pain was so visceral and real and I couldn't have been happier when you got the ending you deserved; although in some ways I think the braver narrative choice would have been to have her remain infertile, I couldn't begrudge the only real-seeming adult character happiness.

No more Liane Moriarty for me, which is a shame, because she can write. It's just a pity the vast majority of her characters are completely vacuous and insufferable.

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Alice thinks she is a happily married twenty-nine-year-old woman, pregnant with her first child. When she wakes up after fainting and falling off her bike during a spin class, she is shocked to slowly discover that she is thirty-nine, has three children and a pending divorce. (Reminiscent of

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another Alice who fell and woke up confused in Wonderland.)

"What Alice Forgot" has a premise that may seem trite, but in the hands of author Liane Moriarty, the story will keep the reader wondering "would the person I was ten years ago recognize the person I am today?". It's an interesting concept, and one that will create fascinating conversations in book clubs.

Alice thinks she and her husband Nick are still happy, awaiting the birth of their first child. She discovers that she and Nick can't even be in the same room with each other, even though Nick once promised her that they would never divorce.

She is also estranged from her sister Elizabeth, who is struggling with infertility issues. She doesn't even know her three children. Her mother is now dating her husband's stepfather.

Alice searches for clues as to what has happened to her life. Everyone describes her as "always busy", though she no longer works, she volunteers at her children's school. She is "super-mom", currently organizing the baking of the world's largest lemon meringue pie as a fundraiser. We all know that woman, but Alice does not recognize her.

She discovers that she is dating the school principal, a nice guy named Dominick. She wants her husband Nick back, but Nick is always angry with her. What possibly could have caused him to hate her so?

Gina was Alice's best friend, neighbor and constant companion. Her relationship with Gina pushed her away from her sister and husband. Alice doesn't remember Gina, whom Alice saw killed in a car accident. It was very traumatic, and made Alice even more bitter.

Alice doesn't recognize the person she has become. She is rigid, strict, judgmental, and vindictive. Nick has asked Alice repeatedly to give him back the family engagement ring that belonged to his grandmother. Even though she hates the ring, Alice refuses to give it back, just to be nasty. Alice does not know the woman she has become.

Elizabeth's fertility problems are depressing her, and possibly ruining her own marriage. Moriarty does a wonderful job making you feel empathetic with Elizabeth and her husband. I like this couple, and their struggle seemed very real and sad.

But the story all comes down to Alice. She is a complex character, and her journey to understand how she became such a different person, one she did not like, kept me turning the pages. This novel will make you think about how life's journeys can change a person, and cause you to reflect on your own journey.

The mystery is whether Alice will get her memory back and which man she will end up with- nice guy principal Dominick or workaholic husband Nick. There are a few turns and twists along the way, but the conclusion is satisfying.

This book is from Amy Einhorn Books, who have had such favorite best sellers as The Help, The Postmistress and The Weird Sisters. When I see the Amy Einhorn books imprint, I know it will be a book I will enjoy.

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What Alice Forgot is so much more than a run of the mill "girl hits head and gets amnesia" book. When Alice wakes up after hitting her head at the gym she is sure that she is twenty-nine and pregnant. So you can imagine her surprise when she finds out that she's thirty-nine, has three kids, and her

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life is far more complicated than she can believe. In short, she doesn't recognize who she's become.

Starting off with a whimsical tone, we get to see Alice's hopeful and optimistic personality as she was at twenty-nine. There is a lovely balance between humor and drama as Alice takes on the challenges of her new life: meeting her kids for the first time (that she can remember), talking to her very angry husband, and chatting with new friends who seem pretty obnoxious.

What Alice gets is really a gift - a chance to look at her life from an outsider's point of view. She addresses these "new" problems with her younger personality, and her younger personality makes decisions that are at odds with what her friends and family are used to. The decision to alter how she lives seems easy at first, after all she's just being herself, but things become much more complicated as her memory starts to return.

What Alice Forgot had a depth and complexity that I wasn't expecting. I loved that the author didn't just default to the stereotypical slapstick amnesia humor, but delved into the serious issues surrounding personal identity and how people change over time.

The story entertained me as I rooted for Alice to make the right decisions for her thirty-nine year old self. I know it also provoked me to reflect on my own life experiences. A person goes through so many things that mold and shape them in a decade. I can't help but think that anyone would be surprised (whether in a good or a bad way) by the person they had become in that time.

The book is told from three perspectives:

Alice's story is in the third person.
Her sister's story is written as journal entries to her doctor.
Her adopted grandmother's story is told via letters that she writes to her dead lover.

I'm happy to say that this was a wonderful example of using multiple points of view to tell a story. Each lady's story could stand on its own, but in combination they work together to illuminate the different dimensions of each character. I especially appreciated the added perspective they gave to Alice's story; filling in some of the missing pieces that she has forgotten.

What Alice Forgot is fast-paced and you won't want to put it down until you turn that last page and find out what Alice decides to do with her life. All in all it is an entertaining and thought-provoking book about how relationships and parenthood can define us and change us over the years.

Rating 4.5/5

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Miroslav Volf raises the idea of intentional forgetting as a part of reconciliation. This story explores that idea as well; how might relationship be reconciled if we could forget that which created separation? I also liked the exploration of how life proceeds in ways we do not imagine. What would

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our 30 year old selves think of our 40 or 50 year old selves? What might the ages have to share with each other?

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Alice falls at the gym and hits her head -- and loses 10 years worth of memories. She thinks she is pregnant with her first child and happily married. I really enjoyed this thought exercise (by an Australian writer) -- if you lost your memories of the last 10 years, what would the 'you' of

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yesteryear think of your present circumstances, and the decisions you've made in the interim?

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Excellent literary chick lit novel. Humorous but at times poignant.

Alice swims back into consciousness after a fall in her aerobic step class. She is worried about the baby she is carrying, at age 29, but in 1998, she is content in her marriage, happy with her life and can't really imagine anything going wrong. Except something doesn't seem quite right, her

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stomach is flat, her husband won't answer the phone and she can't imagine what she was doing in an exercise class in the first place. She is stunned to discover it is 2008, amnesia has robbed her of her memories of the last ten years. Alice's much anticipated baby is 9 years old and has been joined by two siblings, she is in the middle of a bitter divorce and can't remember any of it.Alice's struggle to reconcile her 29 year old mind set with her 39 year old self resonates with with me and I think would do so with many women. We have a vision when we first get married and start a family which rarely includes yelling your mother's well worn phrases at your children, juggling the overflow of bills and bickering with your much loved husband over the emptying the garbage bins ten years later. I admit, a time or three I've stopped and wondered how on earth I got here Most of the time change happens when you aren't paying attention, little everyday things begin to shape you in new ways, every minor either conscious or unconscious decision leading to another. This is the driving theme behind this thought provoking book, and is explored through Alice's amnesia, her sister's diary entries and her 'grandmothers' blog.Alice discovers that she can barely comprehend the person her family and friends recognise her as in 2008. She is bewildered by the path her life has taken and struggles with becoming an instant mother of three unfamiliar children and is heartbroken by her shattered marriage. The Alice of 1998 is a likeable spirit whereas the Alice of 2008 seems to be a brittle woman. Piecing together the events of the last ten years to show where things went wrong is a subtle process and Moriarty is careful to examine them from several perspectives.Elisabeth's story is told in the form of journal entries for her therapist. Much of the last ten years for her has been defined by infertility issues, an obsession that has prevented her from moving forward in her life. Alice's amnesia forces her sister to examine her own life and come to some surprising conclusions.Frannie's blog entries, and the information we learn about her, provides an interesting contrast to Alice's and Elisabeth's story. Her posts explore the theme of acceptance, of a life lived and choices made but while Fran is thinking her life is over, there are still choices to be made.The epilogue is perhaps a bit twee but I surprised myself by being desperate for a happy ending for Alice and literally breathed a sigh of relief. I had become invested in her story, perhaps because of some parallels to my own life. What Alice Forgot is a compelling read which will resonate with women who are not sure quite how they ended up in the life they are living. I feel that the style of writing gives the impression of a lighthearted chic lit novel, but disguises a book with surprising intensity, and the reader's experience of it will likely be determined by their own circumstances. Entertaining, beautiful and poignant, I couldn't out What Alice Forgot down.

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Interesting approach and likeable characters, yet carries a serious theme. Win-Win.

"What Alice Forgot" opens on a woman, Alice, who is waking up after a nasty fall at the gym ("The gym? But I hate the gym!") and realizing that she's lost ten years of memories. The book follows Alice as she tries to piece her forgotten life together, interrupted by snippets of letters from her

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grandmother and diary entries from her sister. As the character is trying to process the major life changes she can't remember, I found myself contemplating what I would miss forgetting from the last ten years...and what I'd be happy to forget. An excellent book that I didn't want to put down. My only complaint is that the first part is a little slow; I wanted to shake the book and say "Just wake up already!" But after that, the plot zips by. Highly recommend it!

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The back of the book says "Finally, a smart woman's beach read". I have to take issue with the word 'finally'. I have read a number of smart women's beach reads, but it is true "What Alice Forgot" can be safely numbered among them. After reading the blurb on the back I was afraid I was in for one

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of those time travelling, body changing, head shaking reruns of the movie '13 going on 30'. Thank goodness Ms Moriarty spared me that!! Instead I was treated to a, sometimes frustrating, but engaging story of reflection where the characters must decide what is really important in a life and in a marriage.

Chick lit check list time (I'm starting to think I'll be glad when May is over)

* fiction that, often humourously, explores issues of modern womanhood (whatever they are) Marriage, children, death, divorce, infertility, and above all love, laughter and enjoyment of life. Definite yes on this point.
* features young adult women who are primarily career driven Is almost 40 truly still young? As a 40+ woman myself, I'm going to say yes. While the career in question may be 'stepford mom', the ladies in the novel are definitely driven to succeed at it.
* follows protagonists that are addicted to shopping and how they look $150 a week for a personal trainer to come to the house, for an hour of one-on-one torture, just to be able to fit into that size small dress - and How Much? for the dress?? A definite yes here as well.
* may or may not include a romantic plot line Every single plot line in this novel is romantic. Not the down and dirty, steamy explicit sex kind of plot that tries to pass as romantic, but deep down, real life, romantic
* written by women for women yes ma'am
* 'post-feminist' (any ideas on what that might be??) OK

Sweet, easy and not too deep, 'What Alice Forgot' is a great lay-out-in-the-sun or curl-up-on-a-rainy-day kind of book.

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I received this book as part of LibraryThing's Early Reviewer program and I am really glad I did. "What Alice Forgot" is a "what if..." story where the main character is given a chance to rethink her life choices by an improbable twist in time, space, or, as in this case, memory. I think we all

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wonder about the path not taken or at least about the little things that brought our path where it is and how things might have been different. Alice is given this gift when she can no longer remember the last 10 years of her life after hitting her head at the gym. She uses her gift well in uncovering and rediscovering her life.

In addition to Alice's journey to remembering she is surrounded by some pretty great supporting characters, especially her sister Elisabeth who was one of my favorites in the book. They keep the story from being completely one-sided and round out Alice's character nicely while getting across some good ideas of their own.

While this book doesn't really cover new ground or present any shocking realizations on what it is to be a well-off white woman these days, frankly, I couldn't put it down. It is an absolutely perfect beach or vacation read or really anytime read. I highly recommend spending the better part of a rainy Sunday with it.

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OK, first of all how terrifying would it be to wake up after a knock on the head and find that absolutely nothing is how it was before you passed out? This is a fairly common happening in literature and on the television, but somehow, Liane Moriarty made me pay attention to it rather than snort at

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the contrivance of it.

Alice is a 29 year old wife and pregnant with her first child in 1998, until she wakes up of the floor of her gym and finds out that no, she's not. She's actually a 39 year old separated mother of three and it's 2008. There's one familiar, albeit older face around her, but otherwise, absolutely nothing is how it should be. Her husband's out of the country, and snarls at her when she gets him on the telephone. Her sister, older and more snide than she was ten years ago, fills her in, somewhat, and assures her that yes, she wanted the divorce, and when she gets her memory back, she'll remember why. Alice - and me, really - wonder why people cannot tell her why, but as it turns out, Alice is not the open, vibrant person she once was.

And so sets off What Alice Forgot. As she goes through the next days, she must re-meet her children, and face the man she loved so completely ten years ago, and sort through what happened since then. Through Alice's gradually-returning memory, sister Elisabeth's "homework" diary to her her therapist, and surrogate grandmother Fannie's letters to an old love, we learn of the changes that have come over Alice in the past decade. Her estranged husband Nick and her sudden boyfriend (!) Dominick both tell her they will know when her memory returns; Nick will see the loathing come back, and Dominick will see the love return. And Alice must figure out how to navigate this sudden new world, how to reconcile the "old" Alice of ten years ago with this strange "new" Alice she's become.

The ams of this lovely story - Alice's memory loss, Elisabeth's struggles with her own troubles, and Frannie's reliance and reconciliation of her own memories, was quite nicely done. The pieces wove together beautifully, with the memories of her sister's and grandmother's stories weaving nicely with Alice's own. Very well done, and highly recommended.

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Story Overview

Alice Love wakes up on the floor of the gym after knocking herself unconscious during a spin class. She’s shocked to find herself in a gym, considering she hates the gym and is pregnant with her first child with her beloved husband Nick. At 29, she is living a happy little life,

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fixing up her new house with Nick and starting their little family. But it appears that Alice hit her head pretty hard as she discovers that she is actually 39 years old, has three children, and is in the middle of a bitter divorce. Ten years of memories has been wiped clean away, and Alice is shocked by the life she is living and how much things have changed in the past ten years. As she struggles to piece together the last decade, she discovers that the “Old Alice” and the “New Alice” have some work to do to put things back together again.

My Thoughts

This was such a good book!! The first time I read the book description, I was instantly attracted to the premise, and Liane Moriarty did a fantastic job in fleshing it out and making it both humorous and emotional. There is also a strong mystery component to the book that I enjoyed immensely. (Who is this Gina that everyone is talking about? Why are Alice and Nick getting divorced? Why does Alice feel such a sense of fear and pain at a particular intersection?) Moriarty has fun with the premise but doesn’t forget to put an emotional base at the heart of the book to keep things grounded and involving. In addition, there is a very compelling subplot with Alice’s sister Elisabeth’s struggle with infertility that really tugged at my heart-strings, as well as a rather touching series of letters between Alice’s adoptive grandmother and a former romantic partner.

The book certainly makes you think about your own life. What if you woke up with the last 10 years of your life erased from your memory? What has changed in that time? How has your family changed? Your friendships? Your living arrangements? Your personality and appearance? It was interesting to put myself in Alice’s place and try to imagine how this book might have read if it was written about me instead of Alice. I imagine that anyone reading this book would find themselves wondering the same thing, and I think it is an interesting mental exercise. Like Alice, I think many of us would be shocked to find how our appearance, personality and living arrangements have changed dramatically and would struggle to make sense of our present lives.

Final Recommendation

If you’re looking for a fast-paced and stimulating read that offers both humor and pathos, What Alice Forgot would be an excellent choice. I enjoyed it immensely and found myself quite involved in finding out what fates would befall Alice and her family. Plus, the setting of Sydney, Australia would make it a good choice for a reading challenge with an international component! Highly recommended!

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This was a great story ! Alice Love wakes up from a head injury at a gym to discover that she has lost her memory of the last ten years of her life . The author has written a believable set of characters and an intriguing plot . You can easily find yourself rooting for Alice and her husband Nick to

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save their marriage . The author keeps you guessing right up to the end about who Alice chooses . Both versions of Alice's life are possible in the end .

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I really enjoyed this book. I thought it was well written and a very interesting topic. Not really like any other book I've read. The story flowed well and kept you guessing through the whole thing. And I'm always a sucker for a happy ending!

Alice finds herself on the floor of the gym after a fall during her spin class and has lost all of her memories of the previous ten years. It is a thought provoking book about how much a person can change in the matter of ten years, and whether as in Alice's case you would even recognize your

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current life or if you would even approve of how things turned out. Alice is able to see things from a new perspective, and most of the time finds herself not agreeing with the choices she has made. From this state she is forced to examine everything in her life from her soon to be ex-husband to the children she can't remember and even to her sister. And of course, this new Alice with the memory loss is wondering if she can fix some of the "mistakes" she has made.

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I really enjoyed this book from the moment I started reading it. If you're looking for a good summer read, I'd definitely recommend What Alice Forgot. I'm planning to lend the book to a few friends, since I liked it so much.

The book centers around Alice, who bumps her head and forgets everything

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that's happened in the last 10 years of her life. I won't get into all the things she'd forgotten, since I think they were all revealed very well in the book and I've always hated spoilers.

Reading this book got me thinking of what it would be like to forget the last 10 years of your life and how strange it would be to wake up without knowing how you got to where you were - especially for those who have started or ended marriages, started families, new jobs, or moved few times.

What Alice Forgot is a very well written book and I highly recommend reading it.

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Ok, this is my first official "must read" of the summer. I loved this book so much! What Alice Forgot starts with Alice waking up at the gym. She passed out, and when she wakes up she does not remember the
last 10 years of her life. She discovers that rather than being extremely happy and pregnant

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with her first child, she instead has 3 children and is going through a rather nasty divorce. As she tries to get her memory back, Alice also tries to piece together what has happened to her life. Where did it all go wrong?

One thing I found so fascinating was this concept of how our past selves would view our current lives. I wonder how me 10 years ago would view my life now. It's certainly different than I thought it would be, but I'd like to think that I'd be pleased with it. Alice was not. Everything was so different than how she thought it would be. She had become a completely different person, and her younger self wasn't so sure she liked the current Alice. It also became apparent that all those things that seem so deadly important as we go through our everyday lives aren't always so massive when viewed with a different perspective.

There were two other plot parts that were fascinating. One dealt with Alice's honorary grandmother Frannie. She was still dealing with things that happened in her past, and through a series of letters we see her thoughts and ideas. Frannie was fantastic! The other plot point involved Alice's sister Elisabeth, who was dealing with unexplained infertility. That part was heartbreaking at times. I think it was very realistic though. All the other characters were interesting too. Sure, they had their flaws, but in the end they were mostly good people just living normal lives.

I found myself really thinking about how much we gradually change over time. Thinking about if my decisions now will still make for a happy life in 10 years. I know it's impossible to really know, but I did find myself reviewing how I treat my family to ensure that they would still be happy in 10 years. This book is probably an example of "chick lit" at it's finest. It's fun and light-hearted, but it does make you think about things. Or maybe that's just me. Some people may think the ending was wrapped up too prettily, but I think it was absolutely perfect. If you're looking for a fun read with a bit of substance, then What Alice Forgot is a great choice.

Book won in Goodreads Firstreads contest

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When Alice Love falls and hits her head on the gym, all her memories from the past ten years disappear. She thinks she’s a twenty-nine year old in love with her husband and expecting her first child. In reality, she’s a soon-to-be divorced thirty-nine year old with three kids. Alice must get to

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know her thirty-nine year old self and try to figure out how she got to where she is in her life. Of course, everyone in her life has also changed in ten years and she has to get used to that as well.

I loved the pacing of the story and how the author revealed information about the ten year gap in Alice’s memory in bits and pieces. It was suspenseful enough that I could not put the book down but not so suspenseful that I got frustrated. It was also fascinating to read multiple characters perspective on why thirty-nine year old Alice is the way she is. The back cover of my copy says, “Finally, a smart woman’s beach read.” I think that’s a great assessment. Alice is charming, likable and really funny at times like a good chick-lit heroine but this was not a fluffy story – it had some real meat to it.

This book had me thinking about for days after I finished it. What would my self of ten years ago think of my self now – not knowing any of the things that have happened to me over the past ten years? I highly recommend this book to anyone looking for a fun AND thoughtful summer read.

*** As an aside – there is an infertility subplot that was handled really well. As someone who experienced three years of infertility before my first child was born, I’m extra sensitive to that sort of thing. It drives me crazy when books and movies have medically unrealistic infertility stories. The infertility story in this book was medically accurate and emotionally accurate as well. I could completely relate to the character that experiences infertility and I went through many of her emotions myself during my own struggles.

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I thoroughly enjoyed What Alice Forgot, by Liane Moriarity. It is an extremely well written novel about getting second chances and a fresh perspective. The novel flowed easily, even with three different stories being told. The focus was on Alice but I was just as moved by Alice’s sister,

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Elisabeth, and her story.

The story is fairly simple. Alice hits her head during a spin class and when she comes to, she can’t remember the last ten years of her life. She believes she is pregnant with her first child while in fact she is a mother of three and is in the process of a messy divorce. The Alice who wakes up is very different from the Alice who went to the spin class that morning. She doesn’t remember her children and doesn’t know why she and her husband are separated.

What the author does so well, is make us, the readers, care for the “new” version of Alice. She’s naive and sweet. She is encouraging and not bitter. The “old” version was frazzled and angry. While she may have had her reasons, I couldn’t help but hope that she would never get her memory back. I’ll remember this story for many years and have already passed the book along to another friend. I’m sure she’ll love it too.

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I loved this book; couldn't put it down! What Alice actually forgets is the entire decade of her life prior to the moment she hits her head at the gym. As she heals physically from the trauma, her past is gradually revealed to her, which leads to much confusion...why is she getting a divorce, for

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example? As far as she recalls, she loves her husband! Its got to be a huge mistake! Or is it? This and many more questions and answers slowly fit their way back together as Alice interrogates friends and family members. She finds herself, at 40, living her dream life, but something isn't right. Her fascinating journey ultimately leads to a somewhat surprising conclusion that will leave you thinking, "What would I think of the past ten years of my life from the outside looking in?"

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Another fun beach read headed your way.

'What Alice Forgot' is about thirty-nine year old Alice Love who awakens to find herself the center of attention in a classroom of women on stationary bikes...a 'spin' class - whatever that is. Alice who in her youth would never have thought of going to a

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gym, reminds herself to tell husband Nick all about her freaky day when she gets home.

But, what Alice forgot is she's no longer twenty-nine and pregnant with her first child, she is in fact a mother of three who's currently duking it out with her husband in a nasty divorce.

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Wow, what a great book! This is not your usual chick lit fare. This book was smart, funny, suspenseful, and made me think about how I act in my own life.

When Alice forgets the last 10 years of her life after a head injury, she's faced with the shocking truth that she's divorcing her husband, but

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doesn't know why. She can't remember her 3 children. And her interactions with her family and friends brings her to the realization that her 40 year old self is not the same person she thought she was at 30.

I loved how details about Alice's life were slowly unfolded throughout the story, with teasers that kept you reading to find out more. Who is Gina? Why are her and Nick separated? Why is her sister so frosty?

The ending was satisfying, and like a previous reviewer stated, actually made me stop to think about how I treat my own family and friends, and the impact that will have on my life 10 years from now.

I highly recommend this book! Go, read this now! :)

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This book has an unusual premise. Alice is 29, happily married and pregnant with their first child. Then she wakes up to find she is ten year older, the mother of three and in the middle of a nasty divorce. Confused and hurt, she questions everything: her relationship with her children, the snobby

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lifestyle she now lives, and the lost love of her husband. Alice also rekindles her relationship with her sister and finds out a lot about herself in the process.
I thoroughly enjoyed this quirky, well-written and engaging book. I look forward to other books from this author.

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