In Medias Res
Author | : | |
Rating | : | 4.63 (699 Votes) |
Asin | : | 1602821429 |
Format Type | : | paperback |
Number of Pages | : | 208 Pages |
Publish Date | : | 2015-05-03 |
Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
She and her partner of eight years live in beautiful coastal Georgia. They are parents to four children of the four-legged variety—a four-year-old boxer and three cats ranging in age from five to eight. Yolanda Wallace has written dozens of short stories, which have appeared in multiple anthologies. A writer since childhood, Yolanda has also become an avid photographer. She can often be found wandering
But Jennifer, nursing a broken heart and trapped in the middle of a civil war, remains agonizingly out of reach.. Her only clues to her identity are the ticket to Key West in her hand and the items in the backpack slung over her left shoulder.Halfway around the world, Dr. Sometimes you have to forget who you were to remember who you are.For Sydney Stanton, nothing could be closer to the truth. Jennifer Rekowski, Sydney’s best friend and longtime confidante, holds the key to unlocking Sydney’s memory. Suffering from amnesia, Sydney finds herself alone in the middle of O’Hare Airport with
A writer since childhood, Yolanda has also become an avid photographer. They are parents to four children of the four-legged variety—a four-year-old boxer and three cats ranging in age from five to eight. About the AuthorYolanda Wallace has written dozens of short stories, which have appeared in multiple anthologies. She and her partner of eight years live in beautiful coastal Georgia. She can often be found wandering the world trying to capture on film the elusive images she sees in her head.
"Couldn't get into this one" according to J. Farrens. I liked the concept behind In Medias Res, but honestly, just could not enjoy the novel. The author starts the story out at an interesting part in the main character's life. Sydney has just 'come to' with no recollection of who she is. From there we are taken along as she tries to figure her life out. This is told in first person. As a result the secondary characters aren't fleshed out too well, so I had a hard time feeling anything for them. There is also a lot of time spent on Sydney befriending a woman who has nothing to do with the rest of the story. She disappears from the book as quickly a. P. Bigelow said Interesting Premise, Interesting Setting. Sydney Stanton realizes as she's running through the airport that she doesn't know where she's running to. When she stops running, she doesn't know who she is, where she's going, or where she's been. What she does know is that she has a ticket to Miami on flight due to depart now. On the plane, she begins the search for herself by going through the backpack she has with her. She quickly learns her name, her address in Chicago, her destination in Miami, and a few other bits of information. Over the next several days, she manages to recover more bits and pieces of her memory, including that she h. Bonnie Pimm said Enjoyable. I was pleasantly surprised by this novel. After reading some mediocre reviews I must say I wasn't expecting too much. I thought the plot was quite clever and I enjoyed the piecing together of the puzzle that was the main character's life. Worth a read!