With Every Memory

by Janine Rosche

Book Overview

Is the Life She Can't Remember One She'd Rather Forget?

One year after her family was in a tragic car accident that killed her teenage son, Lori Mendenhall returns home with a traumatic brain injury that has stolen the last eight years of memories from her. She is shocked to find that the life she was leading before the accident is unrecognizable. Her once-loving husband, Michael, is a distant workaholic she isn't sure she can trust and her once-bubbly daughter, Avery, has spent the last year hidden away in her room.

For Avery, life stopped when she lost her twin. Now, if she wants to graduate high school, she'll have to accept help from Xander Dixon, her brother's best friend and the boy who relentlessly teased her for years. And if Lori wants to reconnect with her husband, she'll have to grapple with information her brain is trying to keep secret. With every memory that returns, she can't help but wonder if the life she can't remember is one she'd rather forget.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0800742958
• ISBN13: 9780800742959
• Release Date: June 2023
• Publisher: Fleming H. Revell Company
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.6" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

heart-wrenching yet redemptive

This is my favorite Janine Rosche novel to date. It addresses devastating loss, grief, and heartache but overflows with hope, forgiveness, and redemption. Sin and consequences bring regret and shame yet unconditional love triumphs over the ugliest of human actions and emotions. Told from Lori and Avery’s first person viewpoints, the narrative is raw, heart-breaking, emotional, and real. The dialogue, especially between Avery and Xander, is witty and brings humor to the story. Lori is lovable from the start as she wanders through her slow progress of reclaiming memories to recapture who she was before the accident. There are plenty of secrets and surprises in her journey of self-discovery, which had my mouth hanging open. I had mixed feelings about Michael her husband at the beginning but ended up admiring him in the end. Avery, Lori’s daughter, is feisty, smart, and passionate but weighed down by guilt, rebellion, and angst. I loved loved Xander and his patient, tender kindness and love for Avery. The accident cost Lori, Michael, and Avery much but allowed them to see their self-imposed prison of selfishness and harm to seek a better way. If you’re a fan of stirring women’s fiction, this book is for you. I received the book from Revell via NetGalley and was under no obligation to post a positive comment. All opinions are my own.