Love isn’t blind, it’s just little blurry.
Sadie Montgomery never saw what was coming . . . Literally! One minute she’s celebrating the biggest achievement of her life—placing as a finalist in the North American Portrait Society competition—the next, she’s lying in a hospital bed diagnosed with a “probably temporary” condition known as face blindness. She can see, but every face she looks at is now a jumbled puzzle of disconnected features. Imagine trying to read a book upside down and in another language. This is Sadie’s new reality with every face she sees.
But, as she struggles to cope, hang on to her artistic dream, work through major family issues, and take care of her beloved dog, Peanut, she falls into—love? Lust? A temporary obsession to distract from the real problems in her life?—with not one man but two very different ones. The timing couldn’t be worse.
If only her life were a little more in focus, Sadie might be able to find her way. But perceiving anything clearly right now seems impossible. Even though there are things we can only find when we aren’t looking. And there are people who show up when we least expect them. And there are always, always other ways of seeing.
Sadie Montgomery never saw what was coming . . . Literally! One minute she’s celebrating the biggest achievement of her life—placing as a finalist in the North American Portrait Society competition—the next, she’s lying in a hospital bed diagnosed with a “probably temporary” condition known as face blindness. She can see, but every face she looks at is now a jumbled puzzle of disconnected features. Imagine trying to read a book upside down and in another language. This is Sadie’s new reality with every face she sees.
But, as she struggles to cope, hang on to her artistic dream, work through major family issues, and take care of her beloved dog, Peanut, she falls into—love? Lust? A temporary obsession to distract from the real problems in her life?—with not one man but two very different ones. The timing couldn’t be worse.
If only her life were a little more in focus, Sadie might be able to find her way. But perceiving anything clearly right now seems impossible. Even though there are things we can only find when we aren’t looking. And there are people who show up when we least expect them. And there are always, always other ways of seeing.
Title: Hello Stranger
Author: Katherine Center
Author: Katherine Center
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Expected Publication Date: July 11, 2023
Expected Publication Date: July 11, 2023
Review:
This book introduced me to something I didn't know existed: inability to see people's faces, face blindness, or Prosopagnosia. This condition can not only be traumatically induced but people can be born with it. It teaches us about how people with this condition come up with mechanisms to recognize people. I never realized how much we rely on faces to recognize people!
This is my second Katherine Center book. Her writing is solid, though her cadence took some getting used to.
The topic she chose was rather heavy: how to cope with a trauma that leaves one of your senses unable to operate. The main character, Sadie, is an artist. How can an artist do their work without being able to see? Sadie begins to compensate and see she can use other senses to help her in her art.
With her facial blindness fully in place, she begins to recognize people through other ways: voice, the way they walk, what they wear, etc.
I will say I figured out the twist in the romance early on. But that didn't leave me not wanting to see how it turned out in the end.
This book is a quick read with some good information on a condition that affects about 10 million Americans. There is a great deal of comedy in the book, which definitely adds some lightness to it. And I did like the romance that bloomed. I also liked the fact that Center did not take Sadie's condition and make all the things ok all the time. She struggled and learned how to do things a different way. She also learned to stand up for herself and be honest about who she truly is and what she truly wants to do.
Overall this was an enjoyable read and I would read more from this author.
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