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Lucy's Suicide In The Unexpected Suicide By Henry Roth

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Henry Roth is a veterinarian who is afraid of commitment. He meets Lucy Whitmore at the Hukilau café one morning and Henry though that he finally found the girl of his dreams, until he discovered that she has amnesia and forgets him the very next day. Sue, the café waitress explained to Henry that Lucy has “Goldfield Syndrome” caused by a car accident several months ago. Lucy wakes up every day believing it’s her father’s birthday, October 13, 2002. Every morning after that day, she wakes up, doing the same things over again and every night while she sleeps, “her slate is wiped clean”. Lucy’s father and brother prevented Lucy from finding out about her accident. They have numerous copies of the newspaper for that specific day, her dad repaints

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