From the bestselling author of If Only I Could Tell You comes the story of two women determined to uncover the truth. But how can you trust the present if you can't remember the past?
“Left me gasping. Brilliant.” —Alex Michaelides
“Has one of the best story twists I have ever read…superb writing.” —Ruth Jones
“Resonates long after you turn the final page.” —Rosamund Lupton
When Anna Bradshaw wakes up in a hospital bed in London, she remembers nothing, not even her loving husband, Stephen. The doctors say her amnesia is to be expected, but Anna feels cut adrift from her entire life.
In Bristol, Livvy Nicholson is newly married to Dominic and eager to get back to work after six months’ maternity leave. But when Dominic’s estranged mother appears, making a series of unnerving claims, Livvy is sucked into a version of herself she doesn’t recognise.
A hundred miles apart, both women feel trapped and disorientated, and their stories are about to collide. Can they uncover the secret that connects them and reconstruct their fractured lives?
Genre: Mystery
“Left me gasping. Brilliant.” —Alex Michaelides
“Has one of the best story twists I have ever read…superb writing.” —Ruth Jones
“Resonates long after you turn the final page.” —Rosamund Lupton
When Anna Bradshaw wakes up in a hospital bed in London, she remembers nothing, not even her loving husband, Stephen. The doctors say her amnesia is to be expected, but Anna feels cut adrift from her entire life.
In Bristol, Livvy Nicholson is newly married to Dominic and eager to get back to work after six months’ maternity leave. But when Dominic’s estranged mother appears, making a series of unnerving claims, Livvy is sucked into a version of herself she doesn’t recognise.
A hundred miles apart, both women feel trapped and disorientated, and their stories are about to collide. Can they uncover the secret that connects them and reconstruct their fractured lives?
Genre: Mystery
Praise for this book
"A tense, claustrophobic, sinister portrait of a marriage. The Forgetting plunges us into the darkness of amnesia and then tantalizes us with a drip-feed of memories. Skillfully clued and suspenseful - I loved it." - Louise Candlish
"This book is amazing! It's deliciously sinister, deeply twisty, and HUGELY addictive. I love the disquietness of it so much, and Hannah writes into the dark corners of the characters' minds so beautifully." - Joanna Cannon
"The Forgetting had me absolutely gripped from start to finish and has one of the best story twists I have ever read. I love Hannah's writing - clever, insightful, eloquent, and empathetic. Utterly compelling, compulsive reading and superb writing. I could not put it down!" - Ruth Jones
"Absolutely compulsive, wonderfully plotted with a story that resonates long after you turn the final page. It's gripping, surprising, interesting, relevant. I was hooked." - Rosamund Lupton
"Emotional, smart and with one of the best endings I've read in quite some time." - Gillian McAllister
"The Forgetting is mysterious, deeply moving, impossible to put down - and its killer twist left me gasping. Brilliant. Hannah Beckerman's best book yet." - Alex Michaelides
"A tense, stylish thriller. Beautifully written and utterly compelling, with an important message at its heart. It's fantastic." - Louise O'Neill
"This book is amazing! It's deliciously sinister, deeply twisty, and HUGELY addictive. I love the disquietness of it so much, and Hannah writes into the dark corners of the characters' minds so beautifully." - Joanna Cannon
"The Forgetting had me absolutely gripped from start to finish and has one of the best story twists I have ever read. I love Hannah's writing - clever, insightful, eloquent, and empathetic. Utterly compelling, compulsive reading and superb writing. I could not put it down!" - Ruth Jones
"Absolutely compulsive, wonderfully plotted with a story that resonates long after you turn the final page. It's gripping, surprising, interesting, relevant. I was hooked." - Rosamund Lupton
"Emotional, smart and with one of the best endings I've read in quite some time." - Gillian McAllister
"The Forgetting is mysterious, deeply moving, impossible to put down - and its killer twist left me gasping. Brilliant. Hannah Beckerman's best book yet." - Alex Michaelides
"A tense, stylish thriller. Beautifully written and utterly compelling, with an important message at its heart. It's fantastic." - Louise O'Neill
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