Can you imagine waking up one day and have no memory of who
you are?
This happens when Nell Slattery wakes up, she finds herself
in a hospital room, tied to various tubes and monitors. A
man and an older woman, looking ragged, fly to her bedside
and begin crying the moment they see her open eyes. Others
enter and a man, introducing himself as Dr. Macht, begins
to ask her simple questions -- where are you, what day is
this, etc. When a mirror is placed in front of her, Nell
gazes into the reflected woman's eyes and has no idea who
she is. Her mind is a complete blank with no memories of
anything. She doesn't know her husband, she doesn't know
her mother -- she doesn't know herself.
Nell is told that she was in an airplane crash nearly a
week ago and has been in a coma since then. A reporter on
the news, whose face she finds strangely comforting, fills
in the details - 152 dead and two survivors, Nell and
Hollywood bad boy actor Anderson Carroll. They were found
200 yards away from the crash debris in an Iowa cornfield,
still strapped in their seats.
When Nell meets Anderson, he describes exactly how she
saved his life and promises whatever she needs for the rest
of her life, he's there for her. He shows her their
pictures on the cover of People magazine and Nell is
perplexed. She's been trying to imagine who she was/is and
the dour-faced woman in the picture doesn't fit.
As her mother, sister Rory and husband Peter slowly fill
her in on her past life, Nell begins to notice the evasions
and half-answers to her questions. Her instincts tell her
there is much more she should know, but does she have the
strength or even the want to know what secrets they seem to
be keeping? Or does she simply forge on with a new life,
making it any way she deems fit to make it now?
THE SONG REMAINS THE SAME is a compelling look at one
woman's life and how one instance brought about changes
that would affect the rest of her days. Author Allison Winn
Scotch pulls her readers into this fascinating story as she
leads her characters in their search for their true
identities. Scotch is a consummate storyteller, and this
novel reflects her best work to date.
One of only two survivors of a plane crash, Nell Slattery wakes in the hospital with no memory of the horrific experience-or who she is, or was. Now she must piece together both body and mind, with the help of family and friends, who have their own agendas. She filters through photos, art, music, and stories, hoping something will jog her memory, and soon, in tiny bits and pieces, Nell starts remembering. . . . It isn't long before she learns to question the stories presented by her mother, her sister and business partner, and her husband. In the end, she will discover that forgiving betrayals small and large will be the only true path to healing herself-and to finding happiness.
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