I read another book by this author quite a long time ago. Since I keep this blog, I can
link to that entry and recall that I read it more than 10 years ago. It is one of those books that you remember reading, even if you don't remember the details; you remember that you read it and it had an impact.
Well, that will be true with this book, too. It's compelling and mind-boggling account of a woman, Jane, and her encounters with a psychiatrist, Dr Byrd. She has hyperthymesia which is an excessive, accurate memory for dates, places, and events. She can remember what happened exactly on any date in the past and can describe details that would seem impossible to remember. But, some of these things did not really happen. Or did not happen in this reality. The book reminded me of The Midnight Library a bit and the concept of parallel universes. But it's really beyond that. There are lots of twists and turns in the plot and the story is told from the point of view of both Jane (in the form of letters to her infant son) and Dr. Byrd.
All I can say is, I found it quite riveting and it's one of those books that I could pick up and start all over again.....if another book weren't waiting for me in my Library queue.