Remember Me (Mary Higgins Clark novel)

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Remember Me
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First edition
Author Mary Higgins Clark
Cover artist Paul Bacon
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Genre Suspense
Published1994 Simon & Schuster
Media typePrint (hardback & paperback), Online
Pages352 pp
Preceded byI'll Be Seeing You 
Followed by The Lottery Winner  

Remember Me (1994) is a suspense novel by American author Mary Higgins Clark.

Contents

Synopsis

After losing her young son Bobby in a tragic accident, bereaved mother Menley Nichols finds her relationship with husband Adam, a high-profile criminal attorney, steadily falling apart. However, the birth of their second child, Hannah, promises to save their marriage, and the three of them start a new life in a rented house on Cape Cod.

But as Menley will soon learn, things are never that simple. For at her new home, the aptly named Remember House, strange incidents force her into reliving the terrible night she lost her son, and she soon fears for the safety of her new daughter. Meanwhile, Adam takes on a client suspected of drowning his wife, and the two scenarios soon collide and result in a dramatic final confrontation on a rainswept beach for the Nicholses.

Reception

The novel was a critical and commercial success, topping The New York Times bestseller lists and garnering positive reviews.

Television adaptation

A television adaptation of the novel directed by Michael Switzer and starring Kelly McGillis [1] was broadcast on CBS on November 19, 1995.

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References

  1. "Remember Me". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2023-06-16.