I Know My Name
C. J. Cooke
Komméno Island, Greece: I don’t know where I am, who I am. Help me.
A woman is washed up on a remote Greek island with no recollection of who she is or how she got there.
Potter’s Lane, Twickenham, London: Eloïse Shelley is officially missing.
Lochlan’s wife has vanished into thin air, leaving their toddler and twelve-week-old baby alone. Her money, car and passport are all in the house, with no signs of foul play. Every clue the police turn up means someone has told a lie…
Does a husband ever truly know his wife? Or a wife know her husband? Why is Eloïse missing? Why did she forget?
The truth is found in these pages…
My Review of I Know My Name
Whilst on a business trip, Lochlan is informed that his wife Eloise has gone missing from their home in Twickenham. London. She has left without any of her possessions, money or bank cards but more importantly, she has left her two young children in their home alone.
Lochlan is a career minded businessman and soon learns that not only does he not know his children well, but his wife has another side to her life which he is unaware of too.
Meanwhile, on the remote Kommeno Island, Eloise’s body has washed ashore. Four strangers on a writing retreat find her and take her to recuperate in their holiday cottage. Eloise has complete amnesia and distrusts the individuals whose behaviour is unnerving and erratic.
The island is bleak and mysterious with derelict buildings and treacherous weather conditions. Eloise is lonely, troubled and disturbed as she desperately tries to recollect the slightest bit of information about herself.
Gerda and Magnus, Eloise’s grandparents are drafted in to help with the children. Gerda is straight talking, judgemental and dislikes Lochlan. Magnus has a quieter, more contemplative personality.
The book alternates between Lochlan and Eloise’s stories, both are spellbinding with hidden mysteries springing up throughout. Some chapters refer to Eloise’s childhood in Geneva and England. These chapters help build up a more detailed understanding of Eloise and how her childhood shaped her later life.
A riveting debut psychological thriller by C.J. Cooke in which the reader is drawn into a tangled web of mystery and intrigue. It is difficult to rest until the outcome unfolds and the mystery solved. The plot is tight but I would have preferred the ending to be more dynamic.
A television adaptation is being produced.
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