The Forgetting, Hannah Beckerman
The Forgetting, Hannah Beckerman
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The Forgetting

Author: Hannah Beckerman

Narrator: Kristin Atherton

Unabridged: 10 hr 47 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/01/2023

Synopsis

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 LuptonWhen 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?

About Hannah Beckerman

Hannah Beckerman studied English at King's College (London) for her undergraduate degree, and at Queen Mary  and Westfield (London) for her master's degree. She spent twelve years working in television, first as a producer for the BBC and subsequently as a commissioning editor for arts and documentaries at Channel 4 and the Discovery Channel USA. She lived in Bangladesh for two years, working for the BBC World Service Trust. She is now a full-time author and journalist as well as a book critic and features writer for the Observer, the FT Weekend Magazine and the Sunday Express. She is also a regular chair at literary festivals and events and has been a judge for numerous book prizes including the Costa Book Awards. If Only I Could Tell You is Hannah's second novel. She lives in London with her husband and daughter. 

Reviews

Goodreads review by Holly on March 15, 2023

3.5 STARS My First Reads pick for March 2023 A domestic drama that focuses on two women who seem trapped in their marriages and timid in their behavior. I disliked the men and felt like the women needed to wake up. They both gave their husbands too much control. The story moves a steady pace and kept m......more

Goodreads review by Dez the Bookworm on September 29, 2023

I quite enjoyed the change of pace in this book! This story is a slow unfold but not quite a slow burn. The storyline is interesting, filled with familial drama which envelops you almost immediately. I definitely felt curious about how things were going to connect as I turned the pages but I wasn’t s......more

Goodreads review by Bharath on April 15, 2023

A genre (psychological thrillers) I have been going slow on in the recent months. This book has some solid aspects to its credit– good character development & very good coverage of how modern-day abuse can look like. The story is told in two separate threads involving Anna Bradshaw, her husband Step......more

Goodreads review by Ceecee on April 15, 2023

3.5 rounded up This was an easy, enjoyable, glide through read although I did want to scream at the central character Libby to wake up and smell the roses! It required some suspension of disbelief but none the less entertaining! Amazon Prime First Read - March 2023......more

Goodreads review by Sarah ♡ on April 01, 2023

If you’re as addicted to page-turning thrillers that you absolutely won’t be able to put down (and keep on thinking about until you are able to read them again) as I am, then The Forgetting is the book for you. I was pleasantly surprised at how well-written this was. Two women; Anna Bradshaw in Lond......more

Quotes

“Multiple perspectives and an intricate plot create an atmosphere of anxiety that crescendos to a climactic twist. Narrator Kristin Atherton gives an emotional portrayal of this eerie narrative, with an expressiveness that intensifies as the tension builds.” —Library Journal“Beckerman’s tight, tense prose is fast paced and compulsive. You’ll tear through the pages until you get to a final killer twist.” —Daily Mirror“A compelling, claustrophobic story…I finished it in one huge gulp, excusing myself unilaterally from any family responsibilities I was so desperate to finish it.” —The Observer

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