Title: THE OTHER YOU
I am delighted to take part in the Blog Tour for J.S. Monroe's thriller The Other You, where nothing is quite as it seems! Make sure you visit the other blogs taking part in this tour for special author interviews, Q & A's and extracts from the book. My review will follow soon.
Book Description:
Kate used to be good at recognising people.
So good, she worked for the police, identifying criminals in crowds of
thousands. But six months ago, a devastating car accident led to a brain
injury. Now the woman who never forgot a face can barely recognise herself in
the mirror.
At least she has Rob. Young, rich, handsome
and successful, Rob runs a tech company on the idyllic Cornish coast. Kate met
him just after her accident, and he nursed her back to health. When she's with
him, in his luxury modernist house, the nightmares of the accident fade, and
she feels safe and loved.
Until, one day, she looks at Rob anew. And
knows, with absolute certainty, that the man before her has been replaced by an
impostor.
Is Rob who he says he is? Or is it all in
Kate's damaged mind?
About the author:
J.S. Monroe read English at Cambridge,
worked as a foreign correspondent in Delhi, and was Weekend editor of the Daily
Telegraph in London before becoming a full-time writer. Monroe is the author of
six novels, including the international bestseller, Find Me.
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Extract:
Sleep soon starts to lap at her own consciousness, but something’s
preventing her from dropping off. What Rob said about doubles last weekend has
been on her mind all week. She hasn’t been able to forget it, his words chasing
her through her days of painting and nights of restless dreams. And I’ve already
met mine, a long time ago. What must it be like to actually meet
your double? And when did Rob encounter his? Where? We’ve all got a double out there
somewhere, watching, waiting. Shadowless. It’s revealed an
unexpected side of him. A new insight.
She turns over, her interest piqued all over again. She remembers being
fascinated by identical twins in primary school. The teacher used to tell her
off for staring at them in class. Maybe it was an early challenge to her powers
of recognition. Spot the difference. And there was this French-exchange girl at
secondary school who apparently looked just like her. That had freaked her out.
She lies there, sleepless, her thoughts running loose and wild. What if
that French girl were to suddenly come back into her life, discover her on
Instagram, decide she’d like a piece of Rob… What was it he said? It’s well within
the bounds of probability for all of us to be found by someone with an exact
physical likeness. Would Rob be attracted to her? The woman would
have a fight on her hands if she tried it on with him. Kate smiles at the
ceiling. It’s a preposterous thought. But then she recalls Rob’s tone of voice,
how serious he’d been, and her stomach tightens. He’ll take over my life, me, you, the
house, my company, all that I’ve achieved, everything’s that’s precious to me. Imagine
living with that sort of fear. And what if it became reality? She shoves the
idea to the back of mind.
Secretly, she’s thrilled that Rob has been so honest with her, admitted
to such fragility. It’s a sign that he trusts her, no longer feels obliged to
be the strong one all the time. She will ask him about it again when he’s
unwound from London. Diplomatically, of course. Tomorrow they’ll walk the coast
path and swim, have coffee at their favourite café overlooking the harbour. She
starts to drift off to sleep, warmed by the prospect.
And then she’s awake again. Her eyes spring open in the darkness, the
sound of blood pulsing in her ears. Rob always insists that he sleep on the
right side of the bed. He’s a creature of habit, of quotidian routine. Tonight
he’s lying on the left. Should she prod him? Check he’s not been replaced by
his double? Relax.
She’s being silly. It’s just another sign that Rob’s loosening up, going with
the flow a bit more. She rolls over, searching for sleep again. He might be
helping her to recover, but she’s doing him some good too.
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