Remember - by Patricia Shanae Smith (Paperback)

About the Book

"Are you guilty of a crime if you don't remember committing it? Portia Willows suffers from severe social anxiety disorder and has always struggled leaving her home. Then, her entire world suddenly falls apart when a fatal car accident takes the lives of her mother and sister. Since then her grief has made her condition almost unmanageable, and she locks herself away with her father, drinking and smoking through her days. Until a mysterious stranger moves in across the street and changes Portia's perspective in ways she could not possibly comprehend. Just as her life seems to be turning a corner, Portia is arrested for a horrific crime. Even worse than that, she doesn't remember committing it. As she searches for the truth Portia finds herself forced to recall the events of the past and to face the truth of her own memory, which she realises may not be quite what it seems. An unforgettable tale of memory, love, and strength through the darkest of times..."--

Book Synopsis

Are you guilty of a crime if you don't remember committing it?

Portia Willows suffers from severe social anxiety disorder and has always struggled leaving her home. Then, her entire world suddenly falls apart when a fatal car accident takes the lives of her mother and sister.

Since then her grief has made her condition almost unmanageable, and she locks herself away with her father, drinking and smoking through her days. Until a mysterious stranger moves in across the street and changes Portia's perspective in ways she could not possibly comprehend.

Just as her life seems to be turning a corner, Portia is arrested for a horrific crime. Even worse than that, she doesn't remember committing it. As she searches for the truth Portia finds herself forced to recall the events of the past and to face the truth of her own memory, which she realises may not be quite what it seems.

An unforgettable tale of memory, love, and strength through the darkest of times...

Review Quotes

"Smith's empathy for her characters makes for a supremely relatable take on mental illness. Remember is an emotional rollercoaster of a debut, culminating with a twist that will leave you reeling."
- Alafair Burke, NYT bestselling author of The Better Sister

"Patricia Smith's work feels necessary. She's as honest in her writing as she is in real life, and that is very honest indeed."
- CrimeReads, Best Debut Novel Pick

"Remember is a thought-provoking character study and intriguing mystery rolled into one. Patricia Shanae Smith is a welcome and much needed addition to the psychological suspense genre. In this search for self in a city filled with many voices, Smith's Portia is one character you won't forget."
-- Kelley Garrett, Anthony, Agatha and Lefty award-winning author of Hollywood Homicide and Hollywood Ending

"Having survived depression and addiction, Smith has chosen to give herself over to writing in order to use words to save lives. And we should all be grateful."
-- Book Riot

"Intense... an earnest treatise on mental illness."
-- Publisher's Weekly

About the Author

Patricia Shanae Smith saw her first dead body at six years old, sparking a fascination with life's darker edges and a lifelong passion for storytelling. Born in Los Angeles, she found escape through writing and later earned a BFA in Motion Pictures with a focus on screenwriting at Belmont University in Nashville. She loves listening to metal and country music, and of course, watching The Big Bang Theory.