The One Memory of Flora Banks by Emily Barr

It's not a lie if you can't remember the truth.

Seventeen-year-old Flora Banks has no short-term memory.

Her mind resets itself several times a day, and has since the age of ten, when the tumor that was removed from Flora's brain took with it her ability to make new memories. That is, until she kisses Drake, her best friend's boyfriend, the night before he leaves town. Miraculously, this one memory breaks through Flora's fractured mind, and sticks. Flora is convinced that Drake is responsible for restoring her memory and making her whole again. So when he suggests she meet him on the other side of the world, Flora knows with certainty that this is the first step toward reclaiming her life.

With little more than the words "be brave" inked into her skin, and written reminders of who she is and why her memory is so limited, Flora sets off on an impossible journey to Svalbard, Noway--the land of the midnight sun--determined to find Drake. But from the moment she arrives in the Arctic, nothing is quite as it seems, and Flora must "be brave" if she is ever to learn the truth about herself and make it safely home.

A remarkable and powerful novel that celebrates the resilience of the human spirit--and the mind--against all logic.

Genres: YA 12+ - Contemporary - Romance - Mystery - Mental Health - Realistic Fiction - Coming of Age
Condition: Very good
Published: 2017 by Philomel
Pages: 291
ISBN: 9780399547010
Weight: 425g