I read this because of interest from a colleague at work and found it a gripping, compelling, and powerful story. As a debut, it's on par with [a:S.j. Watson|4470653|S.J. Watson|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/authors/1306131065p2/4470653.jpg], and reds so very british and so mentally tortuous that it's hard to quantify exactly what about the storytelling kept me interested. The whole work radiated confusion and memory and swept me along in a tidal wave of thoughts not my own and the life of someone else. If I had to sum it up in one word? I think it would be believable.