Clues are supplied by the supporting cast: Jenna's father, who made his fortune in biotechnology a classmate whose loss of limbs has turned her into a crusader for medical ethics Jenna's Catholic grandmother, who is hostile to her. Even then Pearson does not stop she raises the ante in unexpected ways until the very last page. Pearson (A Room on Lorelei Street) uses each revelation to steadily build tension until the true horror comes into focus. As memories return, however, Jenna starts picking at the explanation her parents have spun until it unravels. Jenna can recite passages from Thoreau yet can't remember having any friends. She attempts reorientation by watching videos of her childhood, "recorded beyond reason" by worshipful parents, but mysteries proliferate. Sometime in the near future, Jenna Fox, 17, awakens from an 18-month-long coma following a devastating accident, her memory nearly blank.
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