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 The Forgetting

by 

Hannah Beckerman

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?

REVIEW

Anna Bradshaw has woken up in hospital in London after a car crash unable to remember anything at all, especially her husband Stephen who is at her bedside trying to comfort her as best he can.

Livvy Nicholson thinks she has the perfect life - a loving husband Dominic, a gorgeous baby boy called Leo, her family nearby and the chance of promotion when she goes back to work after her maternity leave, so why does she feel trapped and torn between her husband and her family?

When Anna gets home she still cannot remember anything at all about her previous life. Stephen tells her to rest and that her memory will come back eventually, but doesn't try to get her to remember anything and it's only when she starts looking around the house for memories and finds some packing boxes that things get even more confusing for her.

When Dominic drops a bombshell to Livvy that he has been offered a new job in London and that they should pack up their things and go on a big adventure, Livvy is more than a bit anxious, but Dominic persuades her that it will be great for their careers.

Anna and Livvy have more in common than they could possibly realise, you will just have to read it find out what!

I love how this book goes from Anna to Livvy in every chapter. The characters were really well thought out and I honestly couldn't put this book down and read it in just a few days. Its short chapters just kept wanting me to read one more to find out what happens! It gets all of your emotions - it's sad and a bit creepy, but so well written that it is a real page turner! I love this authors writing. 

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