The Forgetting

✍ Scribed by Hannah Beckerman

• Publisher: Lake Union Publishing
• Year: 2023
• Tongue: English
• Category: Fiction

✦ Synopsis

Here is a novel that deserves to be discussed: a powerful story full of suspense, with themes of memory, amnesia, and family relationships that I was desperate to share.

The novel alternates between the stories of two central characters: Anna, in London, who has awoken from a car accident with no memory of her life before the crash, and first-time mother Livvy, in Bristol, who is looking to juggle the balance of childcare and a return to work. As we delve into the domesticity of each of their lives, we discover that there are well-kept secrets that are struggling to be revealed.

I don’t want to give anything away, but in Hannah Beckerman’s compelling style, this highly topical, conversation-starting novel left me hanging on every word. I assure you, this is a story that packs an emotional punch that will leave you breathless.