Because of this Hayley builds up a wall between herself and others in order to keep from falling apart. She has to take care of her dad who suffers from PTSD and alcoholism, while trying to live her own life as a normal teenager.ĭealing with the job of being her dad’s guardian and caretaker isn’t easy and she’s also weighed down by the troubles of her past and the people who have let her down. Our main protagonist, Hayley, carries the weight of the world on her shoulders. The Impossible Knife of Memory is a powerful and moving story. I’m a really big fan of Anderson’s previous works, so I was really intrigued to read this novel. Will being back home help Andy’s PTSD, or will his terrible memories drag him to the edge of hell, and drugs push him over? (description from Goodreads) Perhaps, for the first time, Hayley can have a normal life, put aside her own painful memories, even have a relationship with Finn, the hot guy who obviously likes her but is hiding secrets of his own. Now they are back in the town where he grew up so Hayley can attend school. “The Impossible Knife of Memory” by Laurie Halse Anderson (2014)įor the past five years, Hayley Kincain and her father, Andy, have been on the road, never staying long in one place as he struggles to escape the demons that have tortured him since his return from Iraq. Book Review: “The Impossible Knife of Memory” by Laurie Halse Anderson
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