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The One Memory of Flora Banks Paperback – December 24, 2016

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ 0141368519
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ PENGUIN (December 24, 2016)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 306 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9780141368511
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0141368511
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 8 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.87 x 0.83 x 5 inches
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Emily Barr worked as a journalist in London but always hankered after a quiet room and a book to write. She went travelling for a year, which gave her an idea for a novel set in the world of backpackers in Asia. This became BACKPACK, an adult thriller which won the WH Smith New Talent Award, and she has since written eleven more adult novels published in the UK and around the world. Her first Young Adult novel, THE ONE MEMORY OF FLORA BANKS, has been published in 26 languages worldwide.

Her latest YA novel is THE GIRL WHO CAME OUT OF THE WOODS, which was published in May 2019.

THINGS TO DO BEFORE THE END OF THE WORLD will be published by Penguin in May 2021.

She lives in Cornwall with her partner and their children.

Visit her website at www.emilybarr.com, or find her on twitter @emily_barr.

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"...This book is really amazing, and obviously well researched, and I think the author did a superb job of writing Flora's character...." Read more

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"...for some people this story may seem repetitive and boring, but I loved this book... not only because i have a son that suffers from short term..." Read more

"...There was a lot of good in this book and there was a lot that is hard to read. Overall it's about believing in yourself and being brave...." Read more

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"...of the best books that I've read to date - it was deep and told such an incredible story that was both heartwarming and heartwrenching at the same..." Read more

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"...Highly recommend but be aware that it is a unique experience, and worth it in the end." Read more

"...I could feel the frustration and fear and pure joy Flora felt through the entire novel. Will definitely read this one a million times before I die." Read more

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"...With an engaging story and a determined character who is willing to go to great lengths to get what she wants and hold on to a single memory, The..." Read more

"...she is happy to be living and I found my self inspired by this beautiful character (SPOILER ALERT)The ending is sad, with the death of a dear family..." Read more

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It has been a very long time that I have been wanting to get my hands on this book, the title and the synopsis captivated me from the beginning.. I knew about this book several months before it was released and I could not wait for its release!We meet Flora, a seventeen year old young girl whom after a few hours, her memory resets and she forgets everything, all she remembers is what she learned before her tenth birthday, her friends, her family, things that she learned to do before (making tea, using the shower etc.)Her parents have done their best to keep her safe and comfortable, so they’ve created a notebook explaining what she has and what happened that caused her disability. Sometimes things are not always what they seem, and it takes a boy, a best friend, a sibling, and a trip to figure everything out.I felt the writing was amazing, but because of the condition of the character Flora, it did become somewhat repetitive, but I totally understand that it was to make the reader FULLY understand the situations Flora must go through on a daily basis to understand what she’s going through herself. It’s definitely a worthwhile read, I recommend it to anyone who enjoys a good mystery novel!
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  • Reviewed in the United States on May 19, 2017
    This review originally appeared on herestohappyendings.com.

    The One Memory of Flora Banks is probably one of the best books that I've read to date - it was deep and told such an incredible story that was both heartwarming and heartwrenching at the same time.

    The One Memory of Flora Banks starts off with our main character, Flora Banks, at a party that her best friend is throwing for her boyfriend, who is leaving to go study in Svalbard, Norway. It might not seem odd for any other teenager - a fun party at a beach house, with friends gathering to say their goodbyes and wish someone good luck. There's the typical activities - drinking, dancing, and of course, everyone is having fun. Except for Flora.

    Flora, who had suffered, but recovered, from a brain tumor when she was ten, does not have the ability to make new memories ever since she had the tumor removed. While it was removed and she survived, she can no longer remember new things - her mind essentially resets itself a few times a day, and she doesn't remember anything that happened. She does, however, remember things from before the tumor took her ability to make new memories - including her family, the town she lives in, and her best friend. The best friend who is saying goodbye to her boyfriend, Drake, who is leaving for Norway.

    Drake, who Flora finds herself sitting on the beach with and kissing.

    Of course, Flora writes down what happened that evening, as she does with everything, she doesn't forget. She writes on her arms, she writes in a notebook, and she writes sticky notes and leaves them around, so she can remember things. So she does this so that she can remember her very first kiss with this boy that she finds herself having feelings for.

    But the thing is, the next morning, Flora does not need these notes - she remembers being on the beach with Drake. She remembers the kiss. She doesn't understand how - this is the first thing she has been able to remember since the brain tumor was removed, and she isn't sure how to deal with it.

    "I can remember it. I remember things from before I got sick, and now I remember kissing Drake. I know, now, that I am not a little girl, because I kissed a boy on a beach, and he asked me to spend the night with him. I am not ten. I am seventeen.
    I can remember it. The stone, or Drake, made me remember.
    Perhaps this is what it is to fall in love."

    When Flora's parents leave to go to Paris to tend to their son, Flora's brother, who is terminally ill, they leave Flora in the care of her best friend, Paige. But her friend has seen the writing on Flora's arms, and the notes in Flora's bag, and she knows that Flora and Drake kissed. So to punish her, she leaves her alone.

    Alone for days, Flora takes care of herself by writing reminder notes to herself - things like her parents are in Paris, things like she should clean up, and she manages to keep herself going. Her parents aren't aware of the falling out she has had with Paige, and they think that she is there taking care of Flora, as planned. But Flora is by herself, and she hides this well.

    While she is home alone, she begins talking to Drake through e-mails, telling him that she remembers the kiss and she wants to be with him. The two of them e-mail back and forth, which warms Flora's heart, and she slowly starts falling in love with him. But when he decides that maybe things won't work out because she isn't in Norway, she sets off on a journey that will take her there, in order to surprise Drake and show him how much she cares.

    The journey to Norway is a difficult one - after all, Flora can't remember things past a few hours, so she will forget names, faces, and where she is, unless she continues to keep notes and review them. Even with that, the journey is unlike anything she has ever been through - all in the name of love and the kiss from a boy that she can't forget.

    “I am really here. Yet I know I am not. I am inside something that must be buried in my head. I am layers deep in my own brain.”

    This is such an amazingly written book - since Flora is our narrator, we more or less get to hear her thoughts and see the world how she sees it, including the difficult things, like forgotten memories, not knowing who people are, and the overwhelming desire to find Drake.

    This book is powerful and tells a story of what great lengths that the human heart can go to in the name of love.

    I haven't read anything quite like this - I have read books that deal with memory loss and amnesia, but nothing quite so in-depth and focused like The One Memory of Flora Banks. This book is really amazing, and obviously well researched, and I think the author did a superb job of writing Flora's character.

    While I guess the ending hadn't really been what I was expecting, it wraps up the book so nicely and makes the story feel complete. So many things in this book are depressing, but at the end of the book, there is a new hope given to both Flora and the reader, which I loved.

    Flora's character is written so well - I found myself really loving her and hoping for her throughout the entire novel. While she did develop a quick love for Drake, it's because she believes that the reason she can remember the kiss from Drake is because he must certainly be the one - they must be meant to be together. The journey that she sets off on in order to find him is amazing. It shows just how strong and determined that Flora is.

    Paige's character, on the other hand, is pretty much a jerk, and I found myself disliking her from the very beginning. Ditching out on something important like watching over Flora because Flora kissed Drake was kind of immature - seeing as how their relationship wasn't going to work out anyway. The way she spoke to Flora and didn't want to help out with keeping her safe while her parents were away was selfish and hurtful to Flora, regardless.

    With an engaging story and a determined character who is willing to go to great lengths to get what she wants and hold on to a single memory, The One Memory of Flora Banks is the kind of book that you won't want to put down until you've finished it completely, and even then you're going to want to read it again!

    Note: I received an ARC of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on March 13, 2018
    Good, young people would enjoy it.
  • Reviewed in the United States on January 23, 2018
    I understand for some people this story may seem repetitive and boring, but I loved this book... not only because i have a son that suffers from short term memory loss (although not to that degree and he is not medicated for it) but because I feel like it has something for all of us. One of Floras rules was “live in the moment whenever you can. You don’t need a memory for that”. That felt like just good advice to me. We are all better than we think we are and definitely more capable. I loved that she maintained that memory and it propelled her into having something of her own even tho as an adult reader I knew how it might go. I do have to admit If my son had it to that degree and was running off to the artic, i may have to medicate myself for the stress of it 😄, but I see in the story that everyone has their own parh and one is not better than another. That was a nice reminder for me. The writing was good and with the repetition it made you go through the struggles as a reader that Flora faced daily. I loved Jacob and their relationship. The only thing I found I didn’t care for in the story was Drake. People mentioned in reviews that they didn’t care for Paige but I loved her, she was a real friend and sometimes real friends fight. All and all I would highly recommend this book.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on September 2, 2022
    Flora is 17 years old. When she was 10, she developed anterograde amnesia. She can remember things from before, but can only retain new memories for a few hours. She lives in Penzance with her parents who are very protective and rarely let her out of their sight, except when she's with her best friend Paige who has been her best friend since she was 4.

    But then everything changes. One night, she is kissed by a boy on a beach. And then next day she remembers. This leads to her running off to Norway to find the boy who will bring her memory back.

    This one was a little bit frustrating b/c it was the same story over and over again as Flora reads her notes and re-remembers where she is and what she's doing and who the people are around her. It sounds terrifying to suddenly have no idea what's happening around you. Especially since in many ways, Flora is still 10 years old. It was stressful and because Flora is so likable, you find yourself incredibly worried.

    There was a lot of good in this book and there was a lot that is hard to read. Overall it's about believing in yourself and being brave. The words "FLORA, BE BRAVE" are tattooed on her hand and she tries (and succeeds) in following that in her quest to "be normal" and live her life.
  • Reviewed in the United States on July 11, 2017
    I can appreciate that Flora's story has an unconventional ending that has multiple dimensions. Flora struggles as I do but to such a deeper extent and yet as she flails through life she is happy to be living and I found my self inspired by this beautiful character (SPOILER ALERT)The ending is sad, with the death of a dear family member and ally. But somehow hope still lingers though everything is lost. The book closes with Flora learning which people in her life really matter and a world of possibilities open up to her despite all she has been through and "lost". I expected this to be another dumb love story and was disappointed in the best way!
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  • Reviewed in the United States on October 17, 2017
    My daughter loved it.
  • Reviewed in the United States on August 16, 2017
    I had no idea what this book was all about - I have to admit that reading it at times and being within the thought processes of Flora made me feel uncomfortable and almost anxious. As I read through it I couldn't imagine what the ending could be - but I loved the book. Very different - yet it made you care about Flora and about her brother. Highly recommend but be aware that it is a unique experience, and worth it in the end.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on June 18, 2017
    I was obsessed with this book from start to finish. I became completely enveloped. I could feel the frustration and fear and pure joy Flora felt through the entire novel. Will definitely read this one a million times before I die.
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    Reviewed in India on March 2, 2023
    The story is full of twists. A must buy for magical stories
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    5.0 out of 5 stars Gutes Buch
    Reviewed in Germany on March 15, 2020
    Liebe dieses Buch
    Gut als Einstieg in die Englische Literatur.
    Oder für Jugendliche.
  • A. Linton
    5.0 out of 5 stars Will read this book over and over again
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 9, 2017
    I must admit I found this a bit hard to get into at first - it all seemed a bit boy-centred and I found the constant resetting of Flora's memories a bit confusing. However the more I got into the book the more enthralled I became - it really isn't about a teenage crush, it's more about the triumph of the human spirit over adversity. Flora is an incredibly resourceful, yet vulnerable, heroine, who has developed many useful ways of coping with her retrograde amnesia, unfortunately she is trapped in perpetual childhood by her overprotective mother's cossetting. I have enjoyed a lot of Barr's adult novels, however I think this book is in a different league - she manages to make Flora's memory problems seem credible while still keeping the reader engaged with the story. Definitely worth reading by adults as well as teenagers. Heartily recommended.
  • Atahana
    3.0 out of 5 stars Un exercice brillant mais déprimant
    Reviewed in France on April 25, 2017
    Le sujet est original et délicat à traiter: comment évoquer des pertes de la mémoire à court terme avec une jeune héroïne qui oublie tout, sans arrêt, sans tourner en rond et épuiser le lecteur?

    Emily Barr y parvient. On devine peu à peu le passé, les difficultés engendrées par un trouble aussi rare, c'est subtil et le handicap généré par ce trouble est magnifiquement traité. Flora a 18 ans mais ne le paraît pas et lorsqu'elle s'éprend d'un garçon de son âge, les difficultés surgissent car comment composer avec son handicap? Sur qui compter quand on ne peut être autonome?

    Après un long moment d'introspection, de présentation par petites touches, avec des retours en arrière, l'action arrive...et les problèmes aussi. Les événements s'enchaînent, inattendus pour beaucoup et la fin est juste ce qu'il fallait.

    Je l'ai lu d'une traite, j'ai été touchée par Flora mais le sentiment final est la tristesse-alors même que le livre n'est pas triste et porteur d'espoir- mais un espoir réaliste, tempéré. Etant confrontée au handicap, mon jugement est certainement biaisé. J'ai été marquée par l'absence d'autonomie et la nécessité d'accepter une vie différente des chemins tout tracés.
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    Reviewed in Germany on April 18, 2021
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