The Forgetting

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From the bestselling author of If Only I Could Tell You comes the story of two women feeling trapped and powerless. Can they find their way back to life

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

Reviews

The Forgetting is mysterious, deeply moving, impossible to put downand its killer twist left me gasping. Brilliant. Hannah Beckermans best book yet. Alex Michaelides Im SO wowed! I literally gasped when I realized the twist. How clever, how very clever. Its brilliant. So very effective. This is an excellent, important novel. Marian Keyes The Forgetting had me absolutely gripped from start to finish and has one of the best story twists I have ever read. I love Hannahs writingclever, insightful, eloquent, and empathetic. Utterly compelling, compulsive reading and superb writing. I could not put it down! Ruth Jones A tense, stylish thriller. Beautifully written and utterly compelling, with an important message at its heart. Its fantastic. Louise ONeill This book is amazing! Its 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 Absolutely compulsive, wonderfully plotted with a story that resonates long after you turn the final page. Its gripping, surprising, interesting, relevant. I was hooked. Rosamund Lupton Emotional, smart and with one of the best endings Ive read in quite some time. Gillian McAllister 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 suspensefulI loved it. Louise Candlish

Author Bio

Hannah Beckerman is an author, journalist and broadcaster. She is a book critic and features writer for a range of publications including the Observer, the Guardian and the FT Weekend Magazine. A regular chair at festivals and events across the UK, she has interviewed a host of authors and celebrities, as well as appearing as a book pundit on BBC Radio 2 and Times Radio. Prior to becoming a full-time writer, Hannah worked in television as a producer and commissioning editor. The Forgetting is her fourth novel.