THE TRUTH ABOUT MELODY BROWNE

When she was nine years old, Melody Browne's house burned down, takingevery toy, every photograph, every item of clothing and old Christmas cardwith it. But not only did the fire destroy all her possessions, it tookwith it all her memories - Melody Browne can remember nothing before herninth birthday. Now in her early thirties, Melody lives in a council flatin the middle of London with her seventeen-year-old son. She hasn't seenher parents since she left home at fifteen, but Melody doesn't mind, she'sbetter off on her own. She's made a good life for herself and her son andshe likes it that way. Until one night something extraordinary happens.Whilst attending a hypnotist show with her first date in years she faints- and when she comes round she starts to remember. At first her memoriesmean nothing to her but then slowly, day by day, she begins to piecetogether the real story of her childhood. Her journey takes her to theseaside town of Broadstairs, to oddly familiar houses in Londonbackstreets and to meetings with strangers who love her like their own.But with every mystery she solves another one materialises, with everyquestion she answers another appears. And Melody begins to wonder ifshe'll ever know the truth about her past