Remember Me? (Thorndike Press Large Print Basic Series) | 
 enlarge | Author: Sophie Kinsella
Publisher: Gale Cengage
Category: Book
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Rating:  201 reviews
Sales Rank: 1443338
Format: Large Print
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 533
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 8.6 x 5.5 x 1.2
ISBN: 1410404684
Dewey Decimal Number: 823.914
EAN: 9781410404688
ASIN: 1410404684
Publication Date: March 5, 2008
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Amazon.com Review
Behind The Book: A Note to Amazon Readers from Author Sophie Kinsella It's hard, in hindsight, to say exactly how a book comes into being. There are so many ideas and themes that get explored and discarded along the way; so many layers that are built up. Plus it's a bit like having a babyonce the hard work is over it becomes a blur! But with all my novels, I usually start with one little kernel of an idea--and gradually build it up over months of thinking, plotting, the "coffee shop stage" as I call it. With Can you Keep A Secret? it was: what if you told someone all your secrets? With Remember Me? it was: what if you woke up and didn't recognize your life? What if you lost three years of memory--and everything had changed in that time? All my books involve some kind of wish-fulfilment; some kind of escapism--whether it's shopping, or a whirlwind romance, or stepping off the career treadmill--and Remember Me? is maybe the ultimate form of wish-fulfilment. What if you didn't recognize your life... because it had become so perfect? The image that kept coming to me was of a girl, blinking up at her Greek God of a husband, whom she doesn't recognize. It made me giggle every time I thought about it. And so I created my amnesiac heroine Lexi, and her perfect new glossy, unrecognizable life--from the new shiny teeth to the designer handbag, to the perfect millionaire husband. The potential for comedy was irresistible. Another theme I wanted to explore was identity, which I've always found fascinating. Our lives take unpredictable turns and we all change over time. But it's so gradual we don't always notice it. Would your younger self recognize your older self? Put another way, if you woke up tomorrow in the year 2011... what would you find? I grew incredibly close to Lexi whilst writing this book, and really felt all her ups and downs. I laughed and cried and cringed at every embarrassing moment (of which there are plenty!) I think of all my heroines she has maybe the biggest challenge to face and journey to make--as her biggest obstacle is herself. I hope you enjoy her journey!
Product Description
With the same wicked humor and delicious charm that have won her millions of devoted fans, Sophie Kinsella, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Shopaholic & Baby, returns with an irresistible new novel and a fresh new heroine who finds herself in a life-changing and utterly hilarious predicament….
When twenty-eight-year-old Lexi Smart wakes up in a London hospital, she’s in for a big surprise. Her teeth are perfect. Her body is toned. Her handbag is Vuitton. Having survived a car accident—in a Mercedes no less—Lexi has lost a big chunk of her memory, three years to be exact, and she’s about to find out just how much things have changed.
Somehow Lexi went from a twenty-five-year-old working girl to a corporate big shot with a sleek new loft, a personal assistant, a carb-free diet, and a set of glamorous new friends. And who is this gorgeous husband—who also happens to be a multimillionaire? With her mind still stuck three years in reverse, Lexi greets this brave new world determined to be the person she…well, seems to be. That is, until an adorably disheveled architect drops the biggest bombshell of all.
Suddenly Lexi is scrambling to catch her balance. Her new life, it turns out, comes complete with secrets, schemes, and intrigue. How on earth did all this happen? Will she ever remember? And what will happen when she does?
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 loved it! November 21, 2008
I absolutely adored this book and read it over and over again when I first purchased it. I'll admit I had low expectations but it is smart and quirky. There were a lot of moments where it made me "squee!"
The amenesia storyline is just the kick the standard love story needs. I thought Lexi was really relatable and Kinsella does a great job of describing each unique character without getting too long-winded. I only she had more description of Jon in it! :)
 Good stuff November 20, 2008
I read this book a couple of years ago but as I am easy to please when it comes to Sophie Kinsella, I enjoyed it. Maybe not quite to the level of the Shopaholic series, but if you like Kinsella, you probably will not be disappointed.
Not What I Was Expecting November 17, 2008
I've read most of the Shopaholic books, so I was naturally expecting "Remember Me?" to be a funny book. Surprisingly, it isn't. I don't think I laughed at all. The story is kind of flat. Even though the premise of the book is intriguing--the main character has a car accident and loses all memory of the last three years--not a whole lot happens. Also, the characters are hard to relate to. I love Becky Bloomwood of the Shopaholic series because she's quirky and naive. Lexi Smart, the title character in "Remember Me?," is not nearly as well drawn as Becky. I couldn't really relate to her, or to any of the characters. While her gorgeous, millionaire husband turns out to be not-so-perfect, I couldn't see what drew her to Jon. He's a nice guy, I presume, but he comes across as flat, like everyone else in this book.
But despite these misgivings, I'm giving this book 4 Stars because I think Sophie Kinsella is a very talented writer. I also give her a lot of credit for not wrapping up all the loose ends and for not turning this into a happily-ever-after fairy tale.
I was very pleased with this book November 8, 2008
Although not as good as the Shopaholic series, I liked this book MUCH better than the Undomestic Goddess. I found it extremely difficult to put down and read the whole thing in one night! I would definitely recommend this book to any Sophie Kinsella fan; you will not be disappointed.
First Time Kinsella Reader October 26, 2008
This was my first Sophie Kinsella book and it won't be my last. The story was well written and kept me turning the pages even while stopped in traffic. Really enjoyed the situation the heroine found herself in.
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