The Truth about Melody Browne: A Novel (Paperback)

from louiserogers

I listened to this on audio book and I think I may have given it a 4 star if I had read it. Sometimes the reader's voice puts me off! Anyway, the story was intriguing and I really looked forward to hearing the next part. I had great empathy for Melody and it makes you think about the poor childre...

from amaraki

Some of the psychological reactions/consequences were hard to believe for me and these reactions are what the whole plot is based on. The narrative uses flashback which I am not at all fond of. These reservations aside, it is quite an enjoyable and readable book when you are not in the mood for s...

from henrog

This story was hard to follow as the author flips back and forth in time. It begins with Melody Browne going to a stage hypnotist and being chosen to participate. That experience evokes events in her life that she had no memory of. She begins to piece together the story of her childhood and find ...

from rmarcin

Melody Browne has no memory of her life before the fire that destroyed her home and her belongings when she was 9 years old. When her possessions were destroyed, she forgot about her life before the fire. When she meets a man on a bus, and he asks her out, they go to a hypnotist show. Melody thi...

from Felicity-Smith

This was a similar style and pace to other Lisa Jewell I have read. It was engaging and well constructed but I found the end a bit flatter than I was expecting. Not her best book but a nice holiday read with a few interesting ideas.