To Wendy Heard—thank you for the early input on the plot for this novel! To Hank Phillippi Ryan, my First Chapter Fun partner in crime, and to Candice Sawchuk—thank you for reading a late version of the manuscript and helping me shape it further. You’re amazing!

To my lovely mum, who I miss so very much, and my brilliant dad, my amazing sister Joely, and Simon, Michael and Oli, lots o’ love to you all. I wish we could be together more often. To my in-laws, Gilbert and Jeanette, and my extended family all over the world—thank you for reading my books, sharing pictures of them and “making” your friends read them, too. Lots of love to Becki, who continues to champion everything I do from afar. BFFs forever is an understatement.

And last but never, ever least: to Rob and our boys, Leo, Matt and Lex. Thank you for putting up with me as I went through the usual love/hate relationship with this manuscript. Thanks also for holding down the fort and keeping me fed and watered while I disappeared into my book. I promise I’ll make it up to you with your weight in blueberry muffins, carrot cake and raclette (not necessarily in that order, although after a year like 2020...what the hell).

Reader Guide

YOU
WILL
REMEMBER
ME

HANNAH MARY McKINNON

Reader’s Guide

Questions For Discussion

Questions for Discussion

1. What do you make of Lily and Ash lying to each other about their past from the moment they met? Should we disclose our entire history to our partner, or are some things better left unsaid?
2. What do you think was behind Maya’s obsession for Ash? What was she hoping for? Did you see signs of her obsession early on, and if so, what were they?
3. How do you think the story would have unfolded if Ash hadn’t been attacked on the beach? Would he have ever gone back to Maine, or told Lily the truth about who he was? If he had told her, what do you think Lily might have done?
4. What do you think Maya, Ash and Lily were the most terrified of?
5. Maya, Ash and Lily all suffered tragic losses within their families, be it death or being cast aside. How do you think this shaped them, and what might have happened to them if their pasts had been different?
6. Did your allegiances shift at any point during the story? Toward whom, why, and when?
7. What scene was the most pivotal in the story for you? How would the novel have changed if it had been different, or hadn’t taken place? What did you expect to happen?
8. What surprised or shocked you the most? What didn’t you see coming? What was obvious?
9. How do you feel about stories where evil wins, at least temporarily?
10. What do you expect might happen next to Ash and Maya? Will either of them get what they want?