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Book SynopsisA Richard and Judy Book Club pick. Sharon Guskin's The Forgetting Time is a gripping yet heartfelt mystery and a beautiful tale of the bond between mother and child.
Noah is a little boy who knows things he shouldn't and remembers things he should have forgotten. Because as well as being a four-year-old called Noah, he remembers being a nine-year-old called Tommy.
He remembers his house.
His family.
His mother.
And now he wants to go home.
Two boys. Two mothers.
One unforgettable story . . .
'When I wasn't reading Sharon Guskin's The Forgetting Time, I was itching to return to it' – Jodi Picoult, author of Small Great Things.
Trade ReviewIf you took to
The Lovely Bones, you'll be completely engrossed by
The Forgetting Time * InStyle *
When I wasn't reading
The Forgetting Time, I was itching to return to it. Provocative, evocative, and fresh, Guskin's book is an explosive debut -- Jodi Picoult
Irresistible . . . Part mystery and part meditation on a mother's love for her child, this clever, heartfelt book kept me turning pages long into the night * Kate Morton *
For fans of
The Lovely Bones, this psychological mystery will have you hooked until the case is closed * Cosmopolitan *
A beautiful tale of the bond between a mother and her young son as well as a gripping mystery . . . Reading
The Forgetting Time becomes a personal journey as you try to remember all that you've forgotten -- Diane Chamberlain
Original, gripping and moving -- you'll be hooked from the start * Essentials Magazine *
A truly remarkable, dizzying and exquisite page-turner -- Téa Obreht
Amazing . . . An epic story about relationships * Elle *
Gripping, deft and moving * New York Times *
The Forgetting Time is about memory and forgetting, grieving and letting go, and the lengths a mother will go to for her child -- Christina Baker Kline, #1 New York Times bestselling author of
The Orphan TrainA magical, wise, page-turner of a novel that brings to mind the early work of Alice Hoffman. -- Dani Shapiro, bestselling author of
DevotionThe kind of book that will make you do a big ugly cry * Red Online *
A bold, captivating debut . . . Guskin amps up the suspense while raising provovative questions about the maternal bond and its limits . . . You'll be mesmerized * People Magazine *
Provocative and suspenseful * BBC.com *
A spellbinding ride. Guskin's beautifully rendered and wonderfully told novel explores the mysteries of how we connect to one another in the deepest of ways. An amazing book -- Mary Morris, author of
The Jazz PalaceA cracking read * Prima *
Readers will be galvanized by Guskin's sharply realized and sympathetic characters with all their complications, contradictions, failures, sorrows, and hope. * Booklist *
Captivating * Book of the Month, Candis *
A near perfect book club read. It has the essential ingredient: a controversial theme guaranteed to provoke discussion among readers (a trait it shares with Jodi Picoult's bestsellers) * The Bookseller *
A compelling, dynamic, and intriguing debut novel * American Booksellers Association *
Like Alice Sebold's
The Lovely Bones, at its core it really is just superb fiction * The Herald *
