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The forgotten hours / Katrin Schumann.
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.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781542040037
- Physical Description: 332 pages ; 22 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: Seattle : Lake Union Publishing, 2019.
- Copyright: ©2019.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Includes Q & A with author and book club questions in unnumbered pages at end of work. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Fathers and daughters > Fiction. Best friends > Fiction. Psychic trauma > Fiction. Rape > Fiction. |
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- 5 of 5 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect.
- 1 of 1 copy available at Castlegar Public Library. (Show)
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- 0 current holds with 5 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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| Castlegar Public Library | FIC SCH (Text) | 35146002130516 | Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| 100 Mile House Branch | SCH (Text) | 33923006062743 | General Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Mackenzie Public Library | SCH (Text) | 35192000400691 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Tumbler Ridge Public Library | AF SCHUM (Text) | TRL25529 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Williams Lake Branch | SCH (Text) | 33923006062750 | General Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
- Booklist Reviews : Booklist Reviews 2018 December #1
Just when Katie Gregory thought her life was back on trackâapproaching ordinary, evenâa few phone calls changed everything. At 24, she lives in New York City and is enjoying a new relationship with Zev, a mercurial yet loving artist. Katie's life looked much different 10 years ago when a close childhood friend accused Katie's father of sexual assault. While Katie still doesn't know what truly happened between her friend and her father, the subsequent legal fallout was enough to change the lives of everyone involved forever. Now that Katie's father is eligible for release after spending a decade in prison, it falls to Katie to dodge calls from reporters, contact estranged family members, and handle logistics. Struggling with long-buried emotions rising to the surface, Katie vows to uncover the truth behind the allegations. Jumping between Katie's flashbacks and the present day, Schumann crafts a powerfully compelling story of family loyalties, teenage friendships, and the fickleness of memory. Timely and provocative, this first novel will appeal to fans of Lianne Moriarty, Paula Hawkins, and Jenna Blum. Copyright 2018 Booklist Reviews. - Kirkus Reviews : Kirkus Reviews 2018 December #1
In Schumann's debut, a woman unravels the truth behind the traumatic rape case that shattered her family almost 10 years earlier. Each summer for years the Gregory family returned to their cabin at Eagle Lake, an idyllic summer resort town full of swimming and square-dancing; the kind of place where time moves in slow motion. But when Katie Gregory is 15, her father is accused of raping her best friend, Lulu Henderson, at their summer cabin and is then convicted and sent to prison, poisoning Katie's memories of Eagle Lake and upending her young adulthood, though she's convinced of his innocence. Now Katie is 24 and living a relatively normal life in Manhattanâa well-paid consulting job, a committed boyfriendâbut everything shifts as her father's release date approaches. Reporters hound her; she struggles to keep the secret hidden from her boyfriend and colleagues. And when Katie's father asks her to prepare their Eagle Lake cabin for his return, she discovers stow ed-away letters about the trial that provoke questions about her father's innocence. As she pores over the court transcript and reconnects with the author of those lettersâJack Benson, a love interest from that summer who, unbeknownst to Katie, had testified at the trialâshe dives deep into the vivid, multilayered memories of that summer to examine her friendship with Lulu and discern the truth. Eventually, she must come face to face with her father to hear his version of that summer's events for the first time and possibly revise the way she views the foundations of her own life. Schumann's is a carefully-constructed novel that skillfully weaves past and present, slowly planting clues that help unlock the narrative's central mystery while ratcheting up tension. Though the prose is often plain, the fast-moving plot and compelling, layered characters make for an addictive and incredibly timely read. A page-turner that also speaks to broader questions of sexual abu s e, family loyalty, and the mutability of memory. Copyright Kirkus 2018 Kirkus/BPI Communications. All rights reserved. - LJ Express Reviews : LJ Express Reviews
[DEBUT] Tragedy shaped Katie Gregory's formative years. On a trip to her family's cabin during a summer that should have been like every other, her best friend accused Katie's dad of sexual assault. Now, ten long years later, even after a trial and prison sentence, Katie still believes in her dad's innocence. She has a great job in New York City and the traumatic memories are finally fading. She feels like her life is coming together at last when she discovers her dad is being released from prison. Katie returns to her family's summer cabin to get it ready for her father, and all the deeply buried memories begin to surface, offering a new perspective. Katie is forced to face the past and rethink everything she knows. Schumann's debut novel brings a new perspective to sexual assault and how it affects families, with Katie's story resonating with issues in today's society. VERDICT Flashbacks to the past are intertwined with the narrative, and the slow reveal of detail will leave readers wanting more. With a surprise twist, this work is sure to please. For fans of Jodi Picoult.âKristen Calvert, Dallas P.L., TX (c) Copyright 2018. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
