âJessi Kirbyâs books just keep getting better and better, and The Secret History of Us is her best yet. It beautifully touches on all the most important things in lifeâlove, family, friendship, memory, and bacon. I loved it.ââMorgan Matson, New York Times bestselling author of The Unexpected Everything
In this gorgeously written, emotional novel that fans of Sarah Dessen will enjoy, a teenage girl must piece together the parts of her life she doesnât remember after a severe collision leaves her with no memory of the past four years.
When Olivia awakes in a hospital bed following a near-fatal car accident, she canât remember how she got there. She figures itâs because she was in a coma for a week, but as time goes on, she realizes sheâs lost more than just the last week of her lifeâsheâs lost all memory of events that happened years ago. Gone is any recollection of starting or graduating high school; the prom; or her steady boyfriend Matt. Trying to figure out who she is feels impossible when everyone keeps telling her who she was.
As Liv tries to sort out her family and friendsâ perceptions of her, the one person she hasnât heard enough from is Walker, the guy who saved her the night her car was knocked off that bridge into the bay below. Walker is the hardened boy whoâs been keeping his distance and the one person that has made Liv feel like her old selfâŠwhoever that is. With feelings growing for Walker, tensions rising with Matt, and secrets she canât help but feel are being kept from her, Olivia must find her place in a life she doesnât remember living.