Imposter
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Publisher Description
Two sisters, a lifetime of secrets
Lilian and Rosie were once the closest of sisters, but the untimely death of their parents pulled them apart. Now, three years on, Rosie has reached out to her big sister, asking to meet. Driving on an icy road in the middle of a snowstorm, Rosie admits that she has something important to tell Lilian—a secret she describes as a matter of life and death. But before she has a chance to tell Lilian, a car careens into theirs, with devastating consequences.
Lilian survives unscathed, but Rosie is left with a traumatic brain injury, unable to communicate. Lilian is convinced that someone deliberately rammed Rosie’s car. But why? As Lilian begins to explore her sister’s past, she uncovers disturbing secrets that make her question if she ever really knew Rosie.
The closer Lilian comes to the truth, the more danger she and Rosie find themselves in. But Lilian is certain of one thing: she abandoned her little sister once before and will never do so again. Even if it means sacrificing everything.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Two sisters are hounded by dark secrets in this daring psychological thriller. Lilian practically raised Rosie during their hardscrabble upbringing, but a lifetime of trauma eventually drove them apart. Now that they’ve finally reunited, a car accident leaves Rosie with memory loss, forcing Lilian to piece together her sister’s secret life before it destroys them both. Bradeigh Godfrey forges this unforgettable thriller from the intricacies of the human mind. Pulling from her own experience as a doctor treating traumatic brain injuries, she grounds her debut novel in an unnerving sense of reality. The frayed relationship between a protective older sister and a needy, rebellious younger sister hooked us and truly made us care. Much like a distant memory from the past, nothing in this exciting read is exactly as it seems.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
At the start of Godfrey's uneven debut, a psychological thriller, Chicago pediatrician Lilian Donaldson and her sister, Rosie, a graphic designer, agree to meet three years after they fell out in the aftermath of their parents' accidental death from carbon monoxide poisoning. Lilian, who remains shaken by a missed diagnosis that contributed to a patient's death from cancer, is eager to mend fences. En route to dinner in Rosie's car, Rosie says she has "a matter of life and death" to share, but before she can do so, their vehicle is struck by another car. Lilian regains consciousness in a hospital, only to learn Rosie's in grave condition with a brain injury. Lilian's fears increase when she finds out the collision may have been intentional—and she surprises a stranger at her sister's bedside who looks like the driver she saw before their car was hit. The momentum slows after the gripping setup, and Lilian's search for the truth follows a predictable course toward a final reveal that comes as something of a letdown. Godfrey, a physician specializing in rehabilitation, displays enough talent, though, to suggest she can do better next time.
