Forget Me Not [Paperback]

Susan Bowden (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1, 1999

What terrible secrets are hidden in Lisa Cooper's torrent of dreams? For years, Lisa has been haunted by the same inexplicable fears. Fears that have stolen her nights since she was a little girl. Fears that have intensified since her mother's death. Fears that won't go away... Now she's ready to explore the past...surrender to passion... and face the nightmare once and for all.... Lisa is coming home.

Praise for Susan Bowden:

"Bowden is flawless."-- Bell, Book, and Candle

"Bowden peers deep into the hearts and souls of her all-too-human characters."-- Romantic Times

"Intrigue at its most action-packed best."-- Midwest Book Review

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

In Bowden's gothic-flavored contemporary romantic suspense novel (after Say Goodbye to Daddy), artist and gallery owner Lisa Cooper has an irrational fear of floods and a compulsion to paint turbulent images of rising water--hauntings that she can't explain. She knows that she was adopted and that her birth family's medical records can be found in Charnwood, England, so she impulsively travels to Charnwood to search for clues to her distress. There she finds a picturesque village and family connections far closer than she has dreamed. Thanks to some persistent snooping, the help of handsome young widower Richard Barton and a flood that conveniently allows her to replay her past, Lisa is able to piece together a picture of the trauma that haunts her and, in the process, build the foundations of a more fulfilling future. In this pleasant read, Bowden ably depicts the life of a family--and a town--twisted by secrets, guilt and suspicion. Still, much of her suspense plot feels formulaic and the romance is only thinly evoked. (Dec.)
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Product Details

• Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: Signet (December 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0451199340
• ISBN-13: 978-0451199348
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.7 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,280,723 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A haunting psychological mystery, December 12, 1999

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This review is from: Forget Me Not (Paperback)

Thirty-one-year-old Winnipeg artist Lisa Cooper suffers from a deep- rooted trauma involving a fear of running water. When her phobia really hits home, she paints the night away in a terrorized trance. The city's Red River is rising and nearing flood levels, which sends Lisa into a deeper panic than her usual fears of even crossing a bridge.

When Lisa's adopted mother Meg dies, her psychiatrist encourages her to seek the truth by questioning her adopted father Jim about her childhood, especially her trauma. Her business partner also urges her to unravel the mystery that is destroying her. Jim gives his beloved Lisa the letter that Meg left for her. Lisa learns that she comes from Charnwood, England where her biological family is the aristocratic Kingsleys. Lisa flies to England to finally put to rest the nightmare that has haunted her since childhood. However, at least one person will not provide the Canadian with a warm homecoming, as that individual prefers family secrets to remain buried.

FORGET ME NOT is an intimate psychological mystery that will haunt readers due to the depth of the characters. Though the solution to the story line is obvious early on, the entertaining plot works because the readers can see the many-layered souls of much of the cast. Thus, the audience will empathize with many of the players especially Lisa as motivations ring genuine and all too human. Best selling author Susan Bowden has written another character-driven hit that will immensely please her fans.

Harriet Klausner

2 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Loved it, December 30, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Forget Me Not (Paperback)

I really enjoyed this book. It rates highly as a romantic thriller