Annie Beyers, the main character of Kelley McNeil’s debut novel, A Day Like This, seemingly has everything she wants in life: a beautiful yellow farmhouse, a loving spouse, and an adorable daughter, Hannah. When she takes Hannah to the pediatrician, Annie is involved in an automobile accident. Hours later, she awakens to doctors telling her that Hannah doesn’t exist and that her wonderful marriage is on the rocks. She no longer lives in the country but in a condo in Manhattan and works as a successful artist rather than as a stay-at-home mom. She adapts to these changes but remains unsure of whether she is crazy or not, as she continues to have visions from her supposed life before the accident.
The characters are fully developed. The first half of the book flew by, but the second half seemed a bit repetitious, thus dragged a bit. The concept of this novel is intriguing, a skillful blend of fiction and quantum mechanics and exploring the what-ifs of life.
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