What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty
Alice Love, who is 29 years old, adores her husband and is expecting her first kid. So picture Alice’s shock when she awakens on a gym floor (a gym! She is taken to the hospital (even though she HATES going to the gym) and there learns that the honeymoon is ended since she is getting a divorce, has three children, and is actually 39 years old. In addition to trying to recreate the events of a lost decade, Alice must also determine if she can do the same for her own life. She must determine why her sister hardly ever communicates with her and how she came to be one of those super-thin moms wearing incredibly pricey clothing. In the end, Alice will have to determine whether forgetting is a good or bad thing and whether starting over is possible.
What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty
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When Alice faints while working out on her spinning bike at the gym, she hits her head as she falls off the bike. She discovers when she awakens that she has lost ten years of her life! She finds out that she’s set to celebrate her thirty-ninth birthday even though, in her head, she’s still 29 years old and expecting her first kid! Alice has no understanding of what’s happening precisely yet! What will Alice think of her adult self, how will she respond to all the changes taking place all around her, and what will she eventually take away from it all?
Alice is in for more surprises in the hospital. Alice observes how old and worn-out her sister Elisabeth appears when she arrives at the hospital. She also acknowledges that their bond doesn’t appear to be as strong as she believes it to be. Even worse, Alice discovers that she is not only not pregnant but also the mother of three children—three children that, to make matters worse, she completely forgets about. She has no memory of having them when she was a child, and this terrifies her.
The worst is still to come, though. Alice hears through her sister that they are being divorced and that it won’t be a particularly amicable separation as she lies there hoping her husband Nick will arrive since he would know what to do. Alice is in awe! She is completely devoted to Nick. Who has she become into? Alice is forced to care for her children, who she cannot recall, at home while marvelling at the magnificent improvements that have been made. When she learns that she has a boyfriend as well, it overwhelms her.
Given how much she adores her husband Nick, she is unable to have a boyfriend, but meeting Nicholas makes Alice realize the numerous changes their marriage has undergone. Alice discovers she doesn’t really like the person she has become as she navigates this new world of school events, mommy’s groups, personal trainers, and even cell phones. Why is there no chocolate in the house? She seems to have turned into this overly busy person who has little time left for the things that really matter. When Alice’s memories gradually start to return to her, she must make choices about her future and the kind of person she wants to be.
There is a lot more to What Alice Lost than just a woman losing her memory. It goes far deeper than that, addressing problems like infidelity, love, family, infertility, and marriage. Would you be satisfied with the person you have become if you could go back in time ten years and take a peek ahead? Are you the individual you had hoped to be?
