Humanly Possible

by Sarah Bakewell

First published 2023

Elise wakes up one morning to a world that feels off. Her husband is a stranger, her children are unfamiliar, and the life she thought she knew has unraveled. As she struggles to piece together what's happening, a creeping sense of dread sets in. Is she going mad? Or is this somehow not the life she was living before? Forced to confront unsettling truths, Elise must decide what to believe and how to reclaim the future she thought was hers.

Genres: mystery, contemporary, psychological-thriller, family-drama

Vibes: emotional, intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking

Tropes: unreliable-narrator

464 pages · Hardcover · Penguin Press

Content warnings: anxiety, depression, mental-illness

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