LoveReading Expert Review of All is Not Forgotten
A Maxim Jakubowski selected title.
A finely-etched tale of domestic terror and a debut novel with a nod to girls gone and on a train, and unsurprisingly already snapped up by Hollywood. After a serious assault at a party, a fifteen year old teenager is given experimental treatment to help her banish the trauma but also inevitably forgets the specifics of the attack in the process. However, she now lives in dread of the unknown and it slowly tears her conflicted family apart. The psychiatrist working with the victim has to both probe for the facts and the culprit and struggle with the family break-up that ensues and treads a delicate ethical line in the process of seeking out the truth and justice for poor Jenny. A veritable page-turner with a good amount of 'you can't see them coming' twists to boot, this is a tale that will lodge deep inside your own memory. ~ Maxim Jakubowski
The Lovereading view...
Unique, fascinating and thought-provoking, ‘All Is Not Forgotten’ slammed into my thoughts and sent them spiralling. When the memory of the brutally violent rape on 15 year old Jenny is removed from her mind in experimental therapy, the treatment and the attack have far-reaching consequences in this chillingly provocative tale. The start sucked me straight into a vortex of shocking intensity, someone is telling us about Jenny and the attack, describing with articulate, almost dispassionate clarity what happened, just who is this narrator? I occasionally had to remind myself that this was fiction, Wendy Walker made me feel this was very real, at times as though I was reading a journal of facts. My thoughts and feelings were sent to and fro, searching for answers, uncertainty gradually becoming understanding, before being spun in a new direction. This isn't a fast-paced dash from start to finish, instead it stings, scours and bites… with bold, clever writing, I highly recommend ‘All Is Not Forgotten’. ~ Liz Robinson
August 2016 Debut of the Month.
July 2016 eBook of the Month.
All is Not Forgotten Synopsis
Something has gone. The light in the eyes. And something was left behind. A scar. On her lower back. Which she can't stop touching. And she's getting worse. Not to mention the fact that her father is obsessed with finding her attacker and her mother is in toxic denial. It may be that the only way to uncover what's wrong is to help Jenny recover her memory. But even if it can be done, pulling at the threads of her suppressed experience will unravel much more than the truth about her attack. And that could destroy as much as it heals.
About This Edition
| ISBN: | 9780008173616 |
| Publication date: | 14th July 2016 |
| Author: | Wendy Walker |
| Publisher: | Mira an imprint of Harlequin (UK) |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Primary Genre | Thriller and Suspense |
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Wendy Walker Press Reviews
'Deeply intriguing and provocative, ALL IS NOT FORGOTTEN explores intricate family relationships against the backdrop of searing suspense. A novel filled with twists, surprises and a plot that keeps you guessing, ALL IS NOT FORGOTTEN is not to be missed' - Karin Slaughter
'Original, compelling and very, very clever' - B A Paris
'ALL IS NOT FORGOTTEN is one book you won't easily forget. Not to be missed!' - Mary Kubica
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ISBN: 9780008203481
Publication date: 23/02/2017
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780008173616
Publication date: 14/07/2016
Format: Hardback
About Wendy Walker
Wendy Walker has worked as an attorney specialising in family law. She lives in Connecticut where she is at work on her next novel. Author photo © Bill Miles
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