Amber is in a coma. She is in the hospital and even though she is immobile, can't speak, and can't open her eyes, she is able to hear what goes on around her and her mind is desperately trying to remember what happened to her. She understands that she has been in some kind of an accident and suspects that her husband may have had something to do with it. She also thinks her husband may be having an affair with her sister, Claire. But all is definitely not what it seems. The narrative switches between what Amber is able to hear while in her coma and what happened during the week before her accident on Christmas Day. The novel also uses her diaries from 1992 which show a very troubled girlhood with parents who don't seem to love her.
This novel probably has more twists to the story than I have ever encountered before. Of course from the title we know that the narrator sometimes lies. And of course, the narrator is very unreliable. But I was really surprised at how the novel changed perspectives and was very shocked by the conclusion. Overall, a good psychological thriller that I am still thinking about and trying to digest.
This novel probably has more twists to the story than I have ever encountered before. Of course from the title we know that the narrator sometimes lies. And of course, the narrator is very unreliable. But I was really surprised at how the novel changed perspectives and was very shocked by the conclusion. Overall, a good psychological thriller that I am still thinking about and trying to digest.
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