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The Forgetting

By: Hannah Beckerman
Narrated by: Kristin Atherton
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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?

©2022 Hannah Beckerman (P)2022 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved. Domestic Thrillers Family Life Genre Fiction Psychological Thriller & Suspense Fiction Suspense

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Critic reviews

“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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It might seem predictable to those who haven’t been in a narcissistic relationship, but the gradual increase of insidious manipulations, the victimisation and active isolation of the empath could not have been described better.
My manipulation was not as overt, but the parallels were numerous. It was a difficult listen, but provided additional insight. Thank you

Every single person should read this

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The story line kept me guessing for a while. Enjoyed the narration with difference accents, albeit the men’s voices were a bit grating.

Enjoyed

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I’m usually very good at guessing plot twists but must admit this one kept me guessing until the last minute.
Thought provoking.
A very good read.

Love a good plot twist.

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I thought this book was going down the route so many other authors are taking, but was pleasantly surprised with the swerve it took, I highly recommend you listen to this .. very good narration.

What a surprise.

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This is a well-written thriller, and it certainly grips and demands to be finished, but the experience of listening to it is borderline painful. The depiction of controlling, gaslighting abuse is so unbearable that I had to listen at 1.2, then 1.5x speed just to get through it. Otherwise it's decently constructed; nice clues encourage several different theories of what's going on along the way, and you figure out the twists a satisfying amount of time ahead of the reveals (without trying; I don't approach books looking for twists as I find it more enjoyable that way; probably if you're a twist-hunter you'd guess sooner).
The narrator's voice for men is a bit ridiculous-sounding at first, but you get used to it.

Compelling but agonising

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