Little by little, an amnesiac pieces together the truth about her Southern family, her old life, and a friend’s murder, in this engrossing novel of suspense.
Waking up with amnesia in an Atlanta hospital, Cassie Barber-Davenport goes home to a life she doesn’t recognize. She gradually learns that her associations with neo-Confederates and white supremacists have left her estranged from her husband and alienated from her children. Cassie no longer wants to embrace these views—but breaking away from that world and from her wealthy Southern family is not so simple.
Meanwhile, she still suffers confusion and disorientation—experiencing nightmares about an unknown Englishman; hearing from her friend Marcie that she apparently had been having an affair; being dismissed by the police after she’s awakened by a frightening phone call.
Then a body is found—and a series of revelations brings Cassie’s past into sh
