The Long Forgotten
21 March 2019Imprint: Picador
Synopsis
'This is a wonderful book, its different strands weaving around each other and coming together in the most fantastic conclusion. I am so jealous of David Whitehouse’s writing.' Adam Kay
Memories make us who we are – but what if yours belonged to someone else?
David Whitehouse's The Long Forgotten is the story of a missing plane, a rare-flower hunter, and a...
Details
21 March 2019256 pages
9781509827527Imprint: Picador
Reviews
This is a wonderful book, its different strands weaving around each other and coming together in the most fantastic conclusion. I am so jealous of David Whitehouse’s writing – his use of language is almost unfairAdam Kay, author of This is Going to Hurt
Whitehouse makes you feel what it's like to be 12 again: the obsessions, the fears, the boundless curiosity. Heartwarming and heartbreaking, sometimes in the space of one pageStylist
Powerful, eccentric . . . Whitehouse's writing is energetic and pacey, spiked with startling moments of tenderness and superbly controlledThe Times
Outlandishly clever, ingenious . . . There's no question that David Whitehouse is a writer to watchJanet Maslin, New York Times
