What Rose Forgot by author Nevada Barr is a mystery with comic scenes which had me laughing. Rose Dennis wakes up in a strange place and with lots of missing time in her memory. As she looks at her arms, legs, and body, she wonders what has happened to her, how much time has passed and even what is her age? Is she sixty-eight or has she slept until the age of one hundred and three?! As she becomes more aware of her surroundings she is terrified and then angry to realize she has been placed in a memory care unit of a nursing care facility.
I could so totally understand the beginning of the story which explains Rose's reactions to recovering parts of her memory and her wanting to escape. She is trying to determine if her memory problems are from age-related dementia or over medication. I cheered Rose along as she and Mel tried to find answers as to why Rose had such severe memory problems. Who would want her out of her home and possibly dead?
Nevada Barr has captured and expressed the fear, anger, and lack of ability to concentrate and focus whether a person's memory is clouded from age-related dementia or medication.
Publication Date: September 17, 2019
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read and review this book.
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Photograph by Diane Lochala
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