- Kindle Edition
- 362 pages
- The Forgotten Hours
- Katrin Schumann
- English
- 01 March 2017 Katrin Schumann
In this evocative debut novel, Katrin Schumann weaves a riveting story of past and present and how love can lead us astray.At twenty four, Katie Gregory feels like life is looking up she s snagged a great job in New York City and is falling for a captivating artist and memories of her traumatic past are finally fading Katie s life fell apart almost a decade earlier, during an idyllic summer at her family s cabin on Eagle Lake when her best friend accused her father of sexual assault Throughout his trial and imprisonment, Katie insisted on his innocence, dodging reporters and clinging to memories of the man she adores.Now he s getting out Yet when Katie returns to the shuttered lakeside cabin, details of that fateful night resurface the chill of the lake, the heat of first love, the terrible sting of jealousy And as old memories collide with new realities, they call into question everything she thinks she knows about family, friends, and, ultimately, herself Now, Katie s choices will be put to the test with life altering consequences. Read The Forgotten Hours Author Katrin Schumann – lemois-ess.org
THE FORGOTTEN HOURS is a stunning novel that moves seamlessly between the aftermath of a trauma that shattered one family and a summer evening that ruined many lives As current events clash with truths Katie Gregory has kept hidden from her lover and herself she s forced to return to memories she d rather forget...
Riveting If I had to sum up this debut book in one word, that would be it What would you do if your father went to jail for statutory rape of your best friend Who do you side with What if your choice might be wrong I admit that I feel a lot of overwhelm from the metoo news of the world today, and wasn t sure how I was going to feel about this novel, but Schumann pulls you into Katie s world and wraps you in all the emotions from each character in such a way that you literally can t put the Riveting If I had to sum up this debut book in one word, that would be it What would you do if your father went to jail for statutory rape of your best friend Who do you side with What if your choice might be wrong I admit that I feel a lot of overwhelm from the metoo news of the world today, and wasn t sure how I was going to feel about this ...
An okay readI bought this book from the blurb It was touted as a book of the year, and held the promise of so much, and in parts it did deliver, but overall it wasn t anywhere near as satisfying as I expected.I found Katie, the main character, tiresome and incredibly juvenile with her constant introspection and total self absorption As a teen this seemed reasonable, if tedious, but for a woman in her twenties, too damn naive to be believable, the deliberate way she hides her head in sand is no An okay readI bought this book from the blurb It was touted as a book of the year, and held the promise of so much, and in parts it did deliver, but overall it wasn t anywhere near as satisfying as I expected.I found Katie, the main character, tiresome and incredibly juvenile with her constant introspection and total self absorption As a teen this seemed reasonable, if tedious, but for a woman in her twenties, too damn naive to be believable, the deliberate way she hides her head in sand is not credible, especially as she goes to university and gains a degree and yet fails to gain any sense of self she is still so naively trusting as to be convinced of her father s innocence and this really stretched my credibility I kept thinking, hell at Katie s age I was a mother who had buried a child and here s a university educated woman who deliberately shuns learning the truth of her father s trial and conviction The other characters, Katie s mother, her brother who cou...
2.5 STARSIt took too long for things to get moving The book is so focused on Katie, and she s such a frustrating character It would have been better for the story to be set further in the past, it just didn t seem believable that Katie was so sheltered and naive about everything that happened As it was, the chapters set at the lake house felt like they could have been from the 70 s....
I d rather reread a good book than slog through a boring one. Prime First Read books aren t what they once were Most in recent months have been DNF, one or two stars None of the December options interested me We were allowed to choose two book...
So much waiting, so little pay off I truly wanted to love this book The powerful MeToo movement our country has seen surface the past few years had me desperately wanting to root for Lulubut it was so hard Her character was fake, belligerent, and a tad narcissistic I know others will disagree, and that s okay I just had a hard time feeling anything about her at all As for Katieyuck She was aggravating In thi...
Don t all girls say no at first THE FORGOTTEN HOURS is a novel that shifts between the aftermath of a trauma that ultimately becomes the destruction of Katie Gregory and her family and the summer evening that triggered it all Six years on and Katie Gregory has kept her father s secret from everyone new in her life, even going as far as changing her last name although she believes in her father s innocence without question at the start of the book only to then be forced to return to memo Don t all girls say no at first THE FORGOTTEN HOURS is a novel that shifts between the aftermath of a trauma that ultimately becomes the destruction of Katie Gregory and her family and the summer evening that triggered it all Six years on and Katie Gregory has kept her father s secret from everyone new in her life, even going as far as changing her last name although she believes in her father s innocence without question at the start of the book only to then be forced to return to memories she d rather forget when her father s release date is mere weeks away Memories that overshadow her unwavering loyalty, blurring the lines between reality and fiction and suddenly, without warning, Katie s questioning everything she knows about trust, love and truth that belies it all view spoiler Was her father guilty of the crime for which he was convicted Who s lying, and how much does Katie remember of that night when she fought wit...
This is an immersive tale where the protagonist finds her family loyalties and trust are put to the test At first I was reluctant to read this book based on the subject matter revealed in the blurb, but I am so glad that I did.This novel draws you in from the beginning, with the Prologue establishing the setting for the fateful night where Katie s life crumbles Cleverly written in the present tense, this is a reflection of how Katie continues to relive these memories and cannot let go This is This is an immersive tale where the protagonist finds her family loyalties and trust are put to the test At first I was reluctant to read this book based on the subject matter revealed in the blurb, but I am so glad that I did.This novel draws you in from the beginning, with the Prologue establishing the setting for the fateful night where Katie s life crumbles Cleverly written in the present tense, this is a reflection of how Katie continues to relive these memories and cannot let go This is because she firstly cannot believe what it did to her family and her relationship with her best friend, but also because, deep down, she is trying to understand the bigger truth about what happened Such haunting memories continue throughout the novel until the climax at the closing so that we, as readers, are journeying on the same path of discovery as Katie I don t normally pull quotes from novels in my reviews, but I th...
Thought provokingWow This book was a really good read Reading from Katie s POV really puts you in the middle of the story and makes you feel what she s feeling I liked reading how bit by bit her willful ignorance melts away and how she s forced to confront the truth It couldn t have been easy thinking that either her father was a rapist or that her best friend lied about it When she started to really see the truth you were hyperventilating with her Not wanting to see the truth that her fat Thought provokingWow This book was a really good read Reading from Katie s POV really puts you in the middle of the story and makes you feel what she s feeling I liked reading how bit by bit her willful ignorance melts away and how she s forced to confront the truth It couldn t have been easy t...
The Forgotten Hours is brilliantly written by Katrin Schumann Katrin has managed to combine a fascinating and page turning storyline with a beautiful writing style Normally when I finish a novel, I move on to the next, this book...