Remember Me deals with two delicate subjects - disappearance and dementia - which aren't easy to straddle. However, the author manages to do so in a sensitive way with a writing style which is for the most part accessible.
The story is narrated by Emily, who begins this novel with a flashback to her last meeting with Dr. Leah Parata (the daughter of her father's neighbour) who we are told goes missing following this particular encounter. The narrative then jumps forward by 25 years to 2019 when Emily, who is living in the United Kingdom, is asked to return to New Zealand to look after her father, who is riddled with Alzheimer's. As Emily reconnects with her old man, she begins to realise that his story might be interwoven with the quarter of a century missing person mystery which leads the reader to wonder what she'll do with this information...
The story is narrated by Emily, who begins this novel with a flashback to her last meeting with Dr. Leah Parata (the daughter of her father's neighbour) who we are told goes missing following this particular encounter. The narrative then jumps forward by 25 years to 2019 when Emily, who is living in the United Kingdom, is asked to return to New Zealand to look after her father, who is riddled with Alzheimer's. As Emily reconnects with her old man, she begins to realise that his story might be interwoven with the quarter of a century missing person mystery which leads the reader to wonder what she'll do with this information...