โJessi Kirbyโs books just keep getting better and better, and The Secret History of Us is her best yet. It beautifully touches on all the most important things in lifeโlove, family, friendship, memory, and bacon. I loved it.โโMorgan Matson, New York Times bestselling author of The Unexpected Everything
In this gorgeously written, emotional novel that fans of Sarah Dessen will enjoy, a teenage girl must piece together the parts of her life she doesnโt remember after a severe collision leaves her with no memory of the past four years.
When Olivia awakes in a hospital bed following a near-fatal car accident, she canโt remember how she got there. She figures itโs because she was in a coma for a week, but as time goes on, she realizes sheโs lost more than just the last week of her lifeโsheโs lost all memory of events that happened years ago. Gone is any recollection of starting or graduating high school; the prom; or her steady boyfriend Matt. Trying to figure out who she is feels impossible when everyone keeps telling her who she was.
As Liv tries to sort out her family and friendsโ perceptions of her, the one person she hasnโt heard enough from is Walker, the guy who saved her the night her car was knocked off that bridge into the bay below. Walker is the hardened boy whoโs been keeping his distance and the one person that has made Liv feel like her old self...whoever that is. With feelings growing for Walker, tensions rising with Matt, and secrets she canโt help but feel are being kept from her, Olivia must find her place in a life she doesnโt remember living.
Jessi Kirby is a writer for young adults whose first book, Moonglass, was named an ABA New Voices Pick. She has also written five other novelsโIn Honor, Golden, Things We Know by Heart, The Secret History of Us, and The Other Side of Lost. Jessi lives in central California with her husband and two kids. You can visit her online at www.jessikirby.com.