Perfect Recall takes readers into the lives of a family whose members are lost, searching for answers to their complex lives. Elizabeth, the author's sister, grows up seeking fame in the world of beauty, but when she meets Donovan, she decides to change her mind. Her dreams are shattered, when after marriage, she finds out that Donovan is the father of an unwanted child named Banyan. The other characters in this book have their own stories to tell likeĀtheir estranged Uncle Nate, who suddenly becomes a famous artist; their mother who has a problematic relationship with her lover Dennis, and in the midst of it all, the author's personal dilemmas about love and life.