title: The Memory Thief: A Novel
author:  Rachel Keener 
description: Keener's uneven second novel (after <i>The Killing Tree</i>) is the soapy story of Hannah, raised by holy rollers, and the illegitimate daughter she is forced to abandon. When Hannah is a teenager, her parents move her and her adopted sister to James Island, S.C., where Hannah relishes her one freedomexploring the island on the bike her father gives her. One day, while out on a ride, she sees a help-wanted sign for a cleaning lady at a motel. There, she meets the handsome Sam, a local football hero, but he's predictably full of empty promises and leaves Hannah pregnant and heartbroken, her pain compounded by her mother forcing her to give the baby away. Her daughter, Angel, faces torments of her own: raised in a broken home that she eventually torches, Angel is as lost as her mother. Though Keener tries hard to dig deep into her two protagonists as they meander toward reunion, Hannah and Angel never escape their clichd circumstances. Still, like any cheesy drama, it will be difficult to put down by some. <i>(Mar.)</i> <br />Copyright  Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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  “ _The Memory Thief_ is a thought-provoking debut full of unique magic and
  complex characters. Lauren Mansy is definitely an author to watch!”
  
  
  —EVELYN SKYE, _New York Times_ Bestselling author of The Crown’s Game series
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  “ _The Memory Thief_ is a vivid story full of surprising twists and turns. An
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  —REBECCA ROSS, author of _The Queen’s Rising_ and _The Queen’s Resistance_
  
  
  “An entrancing story-world of memory heists, hidden maze-prisons, and
  unexplored magic. _The Memory Thief_ kept me second-guessing with every
  shocking revelation and daring to believe that the journey to healing is worth
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