What Alice Forgot (Reprint) (Paperback) by Liane Moriarty

About the Book

After a knock on the head, 29-year-old Alice Love discovers she's actually 39--and she isn't sure she likes who she's become. It turns out, though, that forgetting might be the most memorable thing that has ever happened to Alice.

Book Synopsis

FROM THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE HUSBAND'S SECRET AND BIG LITTLE LIES.

A "cheerfully engaging"(Kirkus Reviews) novel for anyone who's ever asked herself, "How did I get here?"

Alice Love is twenty-nine, crazy about her husband, and pregnant with her first child. So imagine Alice's surprise when she comes to on the floor of a gym (a gym! She HATES the gym) and is whisked off to the hospital where she discovers the honeymoon is truly over--she's getting divorced, she has three kids, and she's actually 39 years old. Alice must reconstruct the events of a lost decade, and find out whether it's possible to reconstruct her life at the same time. She has to figure out why her sister hardly talks to her, and how is it that she's become one of those super skinny moms with really expensive clothes. Ultimately, Alice must discover whether forgetting is a blessing or a curse, and whether it's possible to start over...

Review Quotes

Praise for What Alice Forgot

"Funny and knowing...[about] what we choose to remember, and fight to forget."--O Magazine

"The gripping story of a woman who wakes up with a bump on her head and no knowledge of the past ten years...an acutely observed romantic comedy that is both thought-provoking and funny."--Marie Claire (UK)

"The affecting tale of Alice's chance for a ten-year do-over."--The New York Times

"Grabbed me on the first page...a deep and wondrous novel."--New York Times bestselling author Luanne Rice

"I loved this book. It has, for me, everything that makes a good novel excellent."--New York Times bestselling author Jeanne Ray

"Heartfelt, witty, and thought-provoking...a story you'll remember."--New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Crusie

"Highly addictive."--She Magazine (UK; Book of the Month)

"I loved this original read."--The Sun (UK)

"Funny and captivating."--Closer (UK)

"Winning...well-paced, and thoroughly pleasurable."--Publishers Weekly

"An often funny, sometimes heartrending, deeply personal portrait of a woman attempting to unravel her own mystery."--Booklist

"Moriarity makes this more than just a one-note story, weaving in a plotline involving Alice's childless sister...intriguing...will keep readers guessing and curious to know more about Alice."--Library Journal

About The Author

Liane Moriarty is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Nine Perfect Strangers, Three Wishes, Truly Madly Guilty, Big Little Lies, The Husband's Secret, The Hypnotist's Love Story, and What Alice Forgot. She lives in Sydney, Australia, with her husband and two children.