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The one memory of Flora Banks

A book by EMILY BARR

A tale of memory and being true to yourself

Flora Banks only has one surfacing memory. She follows that memory to the arctic on an impossible journey of seeking out the boy she loves. Flora has got anterograde amnesia which means she is unable to make new memories from the day her brain tumour was removed. She sets out alone, something she rarely is, uncovering painful secrets along the way.

⅘ stars

I really liked this book, it had lots of twists and turns- it is maybe a bit predictable if you read a lot of YA fiction. I liked how it was written and I really felt for the characters or disliked them. One thing was it was a bit unrealistic, I thought was that falling in love could be remembered or make up for a lack of brain tissue.

12 plus

This book is labelled as YA (young adult) fiction and I would recommend it for ages 12 and up. It has some upsetting themes, as well as a page-turning mystery.

Themes

Adventure, romance, illness or trauma, self-discovery, and mystery.