Feeney explores how intimate relationships can be weaponized for control. The ultimate betrayal is revealed in Aimee’s marriage, which was built on an elaborate lie designed for psychological warfare. Critical Reception
The novel portrays memory as a malleable narrative distorted by psychological wounds. Aimee suffers from transient global amnesia, a condition exploited by others to gaslight her and cast doubt on her version of reality. I Know Who You Are by Alice Feeney
Aimee’s career as an actress serves as a metaphor for her fractured sense of self. She often fails to recognize her own reflection, suggesting that her identity is a precarious construct built to survive internal and external pressures. Feeney explores how intimate relationships can be weaponized
The narrative alternates between Aimee’s present-day crisis and her traumatic childhood in the 1980s, where she was kidnapped and forced to replace a deceased child by a couple named Maggie and John. As the police become increasingly suspicious of Aimee, her repressed memories surface, revealing a past that threatens her current sanity. Aimee suffers from transient global amnesia, a condition