´Maybe she really was still dreaming, and some weird melodrama was playing out while she slept´.
The Man She Married by Alison Stockham, an author I had the chance to review before, has a haunting premise. What happens when one´s lost his or her memory. Only the idea of it makes me shivering. But in Beth´s case, the main character of the book, it may have to do to more than an accident, as the so-called husband Rob, that she cannot remember at all, may be a bizarre and maybe dangerous too presence into her life.
I was fascinated by everything related to the memory loss and the eventual recovery, and the twists of the story amplified already the tensions following the search for the truth. From the intempestive beginning, we know that something is brewing, but as we are approaching the end, there are more questions than answers.
Nothing is accidental in the story, and from the very beginning the reader feels challenged to make presumptions. Both physical and emotional details, particularly at the beginning of the book, do create an ambiance of confusion and expectations, that we are unsure where it will actually lead to.
Through the main male character Rob, Stockham portrays the perfect image of a narcissistic psychopath, and as a reader, following the torture and manipulations he exerted over Beth were excruciating. The cruelty of Beth´s everyday life is only balanced by the admirable women solidarity, offering comfort and support during horrible times.
The Man She Married is a dark journey alongside the pathways of memory and manipulations. It may warn us to be careful who we trust and why is important to trust oneself´s intuition when everyone tried to convince you the opposite. In any case, it is a book to remember.
Rating: 4 stars
Disclaimer: Book offered as part of the book tour but the opinions are, as usual, my own
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