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It seems perfectly plausible that a person can reinvent themselves (only in America!). In my country they would have sussed out from where you came, who your parents were, what did your brother do and even find out what school you went to very early. I doubt you'd get away with this here.
The story fascinated me. Leah has ended a troubled relationship. She has been friends with Emmy over a very long time. Emmy invites her to rural Pennsylvania and for Leah this is ideal. She can make a new start and hopefully the past will remain in the past. Her teaching position in the local school is without any problems and Leah hopes that she can fast track her career in this way baby steps at a time.
When Emmy disappears and Leah is forced to inform the local police about her friends absence things turn tricky for Leah. For one, there is no one who can corroborate Emmy's presence. There is no paper trail, no identity, no bills and when Emmy's boyfriend turns up murdered the police turn skeptical as to whether someone like Emmy actually existed and whether it is a figment of Leah's imagination. Leah's history does not help either.
It is left to Leah herself to try to find out what happened to her friend and what she discovers is a body blow as it is obvious that Emmy pursued her purely to steal her identity to make a new life for herself. How she did it was ingenious, convoluted and mind boggling.
Apart from the main characters of Leah and Emmy, everyone in this story has something to hide and in a small town, this is not easy. Unraveling the murders, solving them and finding Emmy was more than enough for this story.
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I wonder if anyone can truly start over anymore - given how easy it is to do an internet search. But I see your point. This sounds good.
ReplyDeleteThis sounds like an intriguing story; thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteI hadn't thought of that before, but you bring up a good point about being able to reinvent oneself more of a possibility in a country like the U.S. As Mary suggested though, I think it would be harder these days with the internet. Still, easier than in other places, perhaps. This sounds like an interesting book--I think I might like it!
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed The Perfect Stranger. Thanks for sharing your thoughts...and for visiting my blog.
ReplyDeleteThis sounds like a fascinating story. Thanks for sharing.
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