Book 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 cant 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 Dominics estranged mother appears, making a series of unnerving claims, Livvy is sucked into a version of herself she doesnt 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 Quotes An unputdownable page-turner that keeps you guessing until the final chapters. -- Daily Express Beckermans tight, tense prose is fast paced and compulsive. Youll 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 [A] terrifically tense thriller...so clever. -- Good Housekeeping Compelling -- Fabulous Magazine A brilliantly crafted, tense story. -- The Sun If youre after a classic page-turner, here it is....Menacing and unsettling, this is one compelling read. -- Woman & Home This is Beckermans best yet! Tense, twisty and really clever. --Adam Kay The Forgetting is mysterious, deeply moving, impossible to put down--and 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 writing--clever, 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 suspenseful--I loved it. --Louise Candlish