This is a love story filled with a lot of suspense. It involves Anders Erickson and Olivia Mayfield, both of whom have pasts they prefer not to remember, or perhaps can’t recall. They come from very different backgrounds, but share one thing in common: pretty mixed-up families with extremely dominating fathers.
They live together in Florida. She prefers not to speak about her past, and he accepts that. Then one day, while riding on his motorcycle, they are run off the road and she suffers a blow to her head. At the hospital, where she lies in a coma, Anders is refused any information. Olivia’s father, whom he had never previously met, blames him for her injury, and later tells Anders he caused her death. A few weeks later, Anders learns that Olivia is still alive, and he begins to search for her, the search taking him to Africa, where she had been born. [No spoilers here, I assure you.]
Written with a great deal of psychological insights regarding the various relationships, the characters have to come to terms not only with their pasts but their futures. It is an absorbing tale with an intensity that is gripping, and is recommended.
