Sometimes you want a book that makes you think...
A moving and insightful debut novel of great friendship
interrupted. Can the relationship survive when the memories
are gone? Marissa Rogers never wanted to be an
alpha; beta suited her just fine. Taking charge without
taking credit had always paid off: vaulting her to senior
editor at a glossy magazine; keeping the peace with her
critical, weight-obsessed mother; and enjoying the benefits
of being best friends with gorgeous, charismatic, absolutely
alpha Julia Ferrar. And then Julia gets hit by a cab.
She survives with minor obvious injuries, but brain damage
steals her memory and alters her personality, possibly
forever. Suddenly, Marissa is thrown into the role of alpha
friend. As Julia struggles to regain her memory- dredging up
issues Marissa would rather forget, including the fact that
Julia asked her to abandon the love of her life ten years
ago- Marissa's own equilibrium is shaken. With the
help of a dozen girls, she reluctantly agrees to coach in an
after-school running program. There, Marissa uncovers her
inner confidence and finds the courage to reexamine her past
and take control of her future. The Art of
Forgetting is a story about the power of friendship, the
memories and myths that hold us back, and the delicate
balance between forgiving and forgetting.
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