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An Amazon Charts and Washington Post bestseller.
"A relevant, compelling, and compassionate look at the torture of conflicted loyalties and the slipperiness of truth." -Jenna Blum, New York Times bestselling author of Those Who Save Us and The Lost Family
In this evocative debut novel, Katrin Schumann weaves a riveting…
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1 author picked The Forgotten Hours as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I love this book for the courage shown by Katie, still a young woman finding her place in the world, in asking herself hard questions about a childhood incident she thought she understood.
I have great sympathy for the stories we tell ourselves for protection or out of loyalty for those we love, and it can be very difficult to separate those “truths” from less comfortable versions.
I particularly appreciated the way this book explores the challenges of memory, especially given the outsized impact of important events on adolescents. It can feel easier to “move on” and try to forget…
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