Excerpt from The Girl from the Sea

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I have just started reading The Girl from the Sea by Shalini Boland. A young woman washes up on the beach with retrograde amnesia; no idea who she is or how she got there. I have just barely started, but so far it is well-written and believable. Something awful happened to Mia; she has waking dreams of the attack that may have preceded her near-drowning, and she has uneasy feelings of impending doom and a general distrust of people around her.

No, I don’t remember anyone. Just the woman who found me on the beach. She had a dog, I think. Poppy. That’s the dog’s name. She wore glasses. The woman, I mean, not the dog.’ I give a short strangled laugh. I must sound like a lunatic. ‘Sorry,’ I add.

The Girl from the Sea, Shalini Boland

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Washed up on the beach, she can’t remember who she is. She can’t even remember her name. Turns out, she has a perfect life – friends and family eager to fill in the blanks. 

But why are they lying to her? What don’t they want her to remember?

13 thoughts on “Excerpt from The Girl from the Sea”

  1. Literary Feline

    Amnesia stories are always so interesting. I wonder what the truth is and why everyone is lying . . . I’m definitely intrigued. Thanks for sharing!

  2. This one sounds really good – I normally don’t like the ‘turns up with lost memory’ scenario, but this has grabbed me. Probably that fabulous cover has also helped. Are you enjoying it?

    1. I am past the halfway point now, and I am really hoping that there is a good plot twist, as right now there is one really obvious solution to the mystery. I’m hoping it is a red herring and not the author telegraphing the plot!

  3. This is a very intriguing book! That cover is really striking as well and makes me want to know more about the mysterious reasons for her washing up on a beach. Thanks for sharing!

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