This makes the cleverness of the title even more important. The choice of a title is a crucial step in the creation of a novel, one that is made with deep thought and love. Even though the readers are prepared throughout of the suspicion, the ending still caught me off guard and gives a depth to the title, The Twilight Wife. The ‘truth’ of the novel is even more surreal than I expected – which I think is a true testament to Banner’s ability to surprise the reader. It represents both the promise and danger of the remote nature. I cannot go much into details about his fascinating character without spoiling the novel, so you’ll have to read for yourself! Additionally, the island is almost a character itself.

Surprisingly the most complex character, in terms of psychological unraveling, is Jacob. Combined with these feelings, Kyra is taught to distrust her gut feeling. With a lack of true allies, Kyra’s inability to remember creates feelings of doubt, guilt, and shame. In regards to characters Kyra is a fascinating example of a woman who is shamed and taught to accept the truth. However, this status does not detract from the plot, instead plunging the reader headfirst into a familiar atmosphere of doubt and the urge to discover the truth. It is impossible to read The Twilight Wife without seeing similar elements in other current novels, such as The Girl on the Train. As Kyra uncovers together the truth of her accident, as well as her life before, the ‘truth’ about her life on the island begins to unravel in shocking and disturbing ways. Kyra’s inability to remember the past four years of her life creates an intensely suspenseful climate that results in Kyra’s, and the reader’s, distrust of everything around her.

As Kyra begins to have memories or dreams, she begins to question those around her and this perilous journey seems to take her farther from what she knows and, possibly, in more danger than she can fathom. Kyra, injured in a diving accident, loses the last four years of her life and wakes up with a loving, but suspicious husband on a remote island, surrounded by people she does not remember, and secrets she cannot imagine. The Twilight Wife was an intense page turner that kept me up to the early hours of the morning having only started the novel hours ago.

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