The Truth About Melody Browne
Lisa Jewell
2009
3/5 stars
When Melody was nine-years-old, she lost everything in a house fire -- including her memory. Now, in her thirties, she is having flashbacks to a childhood that doesn't fit with what she knows of her life. She begins a search to find the truth of her past, which leads to a new journey for her future self.
This was listed as suspense, but should in fact be called "women's fiction". Not quite chick lit, but most certainly not a thriller of any sort, it focuses on relationships, healing, and self-improvement. Jewell generally writes well, or I would never have continued reading about Melody's dismal early years. However, she credits Melody was an amount of maturity and perspicacity that is unbelievable for a six-year-old, and includes several coincidences that also did not ring true. Overall, it was a moderately intriguing plot, but not what I had expected and, while I didn't hate it, it's not one that I would recommend.
