Memorable novel about amnesia
By Dave
August 17th, 2008 | Leave a comment
Same Taylor’s The Amnesiac is grabbing people’s attention.
Writes Very Short List: “The book opens in Amsterdam, where Briton James Purdew has been holed up in his apartment with his girlfriend, Ingrid, after a leg injury. As their relationship deteriorates, James hears about an ex-girlfriend in passing, yet he has no recollection of this woman. So begins a journey back to England, where he tries to piece together a large swath of his life that has simply vanished from memory. Taylor uses myriad tricks — multiple narrators, tenses switching from past to present, details disgorged in reverse chronological order — but they never seem at odds with the fascinating subject and complex characters.”
Amazon reviews are fairly glowing. To see more, CLICK HERE.
