A Day Like This: A Novel

What if everything you've ever loved, ever known, ever believed to be true...just disappeared?

Annie Beyers has everything--a beautiful house, a loving husband, and an adorable daughter. It's a day like any other when she takes Hannah to the pediatrician...until she wakes hours later from a car accident. When she asks for her daughter, confused doctors tell Annie that Hannah never existed. In fact, nothing after waking from the crash is the same as Annie remembers. Five happy years of her life apparently never happened.

Annie's marriage is coming to an end. Now a successful artist living in Manhattan, she's no longer home in their beloved upstate farmhouse. Her long-estranged sister is more like a best friend, and her recently deceased dog is alive and well. With each passing day, Annie's remembered past and unfamiliar present begin to blur. Haunted by visions of Hannah, and with knowledge of things she can't explain, Annie wonders...is everyone lying to her?

The search for answers leads Annie down an illuminating path far from home, to reconcile the memories with reality and to discover the truth about the life she's living.

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287 pages

Average rating: 7.91

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Anonymous
Mar 13, 2024
8/10 stars
An interesting premise, I liked the story and the characters. The author did seem a little too precious with her descriptions and perhaps too earnest with her conclusion. But still a good story and worth a read.
margardenlady
Dec 27, 2023
8/10 stars
Life is mysterious. Truly. In this story, Annie, a young mother wakes after a car accident and is told that her 5 yr old daughter never existed. It’s a fascinating look at a pretty unbelievable situation. I was immediately drawn into the story. McNeil crafted her characters so that I really cared about them. She respectfully addressed counseling and the mental illness of Annie’s mother.
Betsy0040
Nov 30, 2023
10/10 stars
Sooo good! I didn't want to put it down! Really makes you think. Very happy with the ending.
BookDragonGirl
Aug 02, 2022
10/10 stars
What an amazing story!! I was pleasantly surprised! It’s completely original and well thought out. The writing is very well done, with a plot that grabs you within the first few pages and keeps your interest throughout. The main character grows so much through her ordeal. I loved this! And I’m now interested in checking out anything else the author has written.

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