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by Catherine McKenzie (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
3.7 out of 5 stars 3,227 ratings
An endearing story of discovery and transformation...


Emma Tupper is a dedicated lawyer with a bright future. But, shattered by her mother’s death, she fulfills her dying wish by embarking on a month-long trip to Africa. There she falls ill, and spends six months trapped in a remote village thanks to a devastating earthquake. On her eventual return home Emma discovers that her friends, boyfriend, and colleagues thought she was dead and that life has moved on without her.

As she struggles to recreate her old life, throwing herself into solving a big case for a client and trying to reclaim her beloved apartment from the handsome photographer who’s taken over her lease, everyone around her thinks she should take the opportunity to change. But is she willing to sacrifice the job, relationships and everything else she worked so hard to build?

Forgotten is the story of one young women’s life, broken down, reconstructed, and forever altered – a modern twist on the classic tale of discovering who we really are when everything that brings meaning to our lives is lost.

“For fans of The Good Wife, Catherine McKenzie’s Forgotten is a pure, page-turning pleasure.” Gwendolen Gross, author of The Orphan Sister

“By turns hilarious and heart-tugging… A thoroughly enjoyable read!” Juliette Fay, author of Deep Down True
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"Imagine if Bridget Jones fell into a million little pieces, flew over the cuckoo's nest, and befriended Lindsay Lohan along the way...." -- Leah McLaren, Globe and Mail columnist, author of The Continuity Girl

"For fans of The Good Wife, Catherine McKenzie's Forgotten is a pure page-turning pleasure that combines a clever premise, a compelling character, and law-meets-life to keep you entirely entranced. " -- Gwendolen Gross, author of The Orphan Sister

"From her big city legal career to earthquake-battered Africa and back again, Emma's whirlwind of location, circumstance and emotion involves many an unexpected twist. By turns hilarious and heart-tugging, we follow her on her most important journey-that of self-discovery. A thoroughly enjoyable read!" -- Juliette Fay, author of Deep Down True

"Forgotten is a clever, satisfying diversion of a book, but where McKenzie really excels is in the pacing....send[ing] the reader headlong through the pages to see if Emma gets to live happily ever after, near-death experience or not." -- Globe and Mail (Toronto) on Forgotten

"An engrossing novel from start to finish, Forgotten explores what happens when starting over isn't exactly up to you." -- SheKnows.com

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Emma Tupper is a dedicated lawyer with a bright future. But when she takes a month-long leave of absence to go on an African vacation, she ends up facing unexpected consequences. After she falls ill and spends six months trapped in a remote village thanks to a devastating earthquake, Emma returns home to discover that her friends, boyfriend, and colleagues thought she was dead--and that her life has moved on without her.

As she struggles to re-create her old life, throwing herself into solving a big case for a client and trying to reclaim her beloved apartment from the handsome photographer who assumed her lease, everyone around her thinks she should take the opportunity to change. But is she willing to sacrifice her job, her relationships, and everything else she worked so hard to build?

In Forgotten, Catherine McKenzie tweaks a classic tale of discovering who we really are when everything that brings meaning to our lives is lost.

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  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ 23 Nov. 2014
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
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Catherine McKenzie was born and raised in Montreal, Canada. A graduate of McGill in History and Law, Catherine practiced law for 20 years before retiring to write full-time. An avid runner, skier, and tennis player, she's the author of numerous bestsellers, including HIDDEN, THE GOOD LIAR, I'LL NEVER TELL, and HAVE YOU SEEN HER, which have been translated into numerous languages.

More recently, Catherine has published the first in a new funny mystery series as Catherine Mack. EVERY TIME I GO ON VACATION, SOMEONE DIES was an instant USA Today bestseller and a #1 Canadian fiction title. It has been optioned for development into a television series. The sequel, NO ONE WAS SUPPOSED TO DIE AT THIS WEDDING will be released on May 13, 2025.

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Customers find the book well-written and easy to read, particularly enjoying it as a holiday read. The pacing receives positive feedback for its well-rounded characters. The storyline receives mixed reactions, with some customers appreciating its clear plot while others find it predictable.

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Customers find the book well written and easy to read, particularly enjoying it as a holiday or light read.

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"This was one of those books which started well, which I kept on reading really quickly hoping it was going somewhere and which - well, it sort of..." Read more

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"Escapism, tinged with the reality of travel, TV and romance. Well-rounded characters and a good clear plot. A really enjoyable read!" Read more

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  • L. M. Stoppard-jones
    4.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable and very easy to subject into the main character because the writing ...
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 10 February 2015
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    Enjoyable and very easy to subject into the main character because the writing style enables identification and understanding of the plight of the female. At times the story of how she lost her past life with her job, boyfriend and potential career is frustrating. Nevertheless less it creates a need to read on to find out how she copes and what she does. The ending was fairly inevitable but who doesn't prefer a happy ending!
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  • J. Harwood
    5.0 out of 5 stars A good holiday read
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 1 July 2017
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    I read this in two days on holiday and I was completely absorbed in the characters. I felt great empathy with the lead lady and could actively feel her sense of injustice. The romance was somewhat predictable but pleasant and the ending satisfying for me. Well worth reading in my humble opinion.
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  • Marguerite
    3.0 out of 5 stars Started well, but didn't go anywhere much
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 24 February 2015
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    This was one of those books which started well, which I kept on reading really quickly hoping it was going somewhere and which - well, it sort of didn't.

    I really liked the premise. The main character is a high-flying lawyer whose mother dies, and leaves her a trip to Africa. She doesn't want to go, Africa was her mother's thing, but she goes anyway, gets ill, gets caught up in an earthquake and is then presumed dead. Finally, she goes home and tries to carry on with her life.

    So, this is a novel. You expect a journey. You expect change. But our gal plays it safe all the way down the line. She equivocates with the man she equivocated with before. She fights to get her old job back and accepts that she has to work her way back up the line. She insists on living in her old apartment even though it's been leased by another, heart-broken man and even though (one of the flaws in the story that bugged me) she's got a perfectly good house left to her by her mother. She doesn't want to know about her long lost father who's been visiting her mother's grave - in fact she doesn't visit her mother's grave herself, though she seems to be haunted by the ghost of her ma. Lots of stuff didn't make sense to me - her constantly deciding to do nothing, being the main one. There were silly inconsistencies in the plot such as the house thing, and generally, it has to be said, the main character (whose name I can't remember) was a bit tedious. The plot line with the Manet and the story of her interaction with her arch rival Sophie felt irrelevant and a bit like padding. I'd have liked much, much more insight into the characters and motivation.

    All that said, I did keep reading. I did like the style. I kept hoping it would get better. And for this reason, I'm going to give another of this author's books a shot.
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  • maeelizabeth
    2.0 out of 5 stars I became very bored with this book and found the ending terrible
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 19 February 2015
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    Started OK but became very predictable, very quickly. I became very bored with this book and found the ending terrible. It's two stars because of the opening rather than one. Unfortunately it became one huge disappointment. I would not recommend this book.
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  • Pauline, Bristol
    4.0 out of 5 stars A lovely easy read
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 17 May 2015
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    I enjoyed this book. The main character gets lost, mentally and physically. When she reappears life has moved on and things are not as they were. I got a bit frustrated by the 'will she, won't she' aspect of one of her relationships but on the whole it was a good read.
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  • Anita kindle customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Well-written, entertaining with a rewarding ending
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 1 July 2020
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    Escapism, tinged with the reality of travel, TV and romance. Well-rounded characters and a good clear plot. A really enjoyable read!
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  • Carol Drinkwater
    3.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 26 February 2015
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    An okay read but disappointing, started off well but as it went on got a bit monotonous and drawn out, by about 70% I was skim reading it to get to the end which was predictable.

    In my view certainly not a page turner and I don't think I will read any more from this author.
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  • san121
    4.0 out of 5 stars really enjoyed this book
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 13 December 2014
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    really enjoyed this book. A book that was easy to pick up and continue when I had a 10 mins or so. Uncomplicated and made you think what you'd do if in the same situation as the lead characterx
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  • Krash
    4.0 out of 5 stars Good read. Read it all on a lazy Sunday
    Reviewed in Australia on 8 March 2015
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    Good read. Read it all on a lazy Sunday, so a bit short. I like the storyline and the characters. Not overly predictable.
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  • Ka’
    4.0 out of 5 stars Nice
    Reviewed in Italy on 6 May 2017
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    Nice book, page turner. Read itin two days. I like the plot, minus one star because i was looking for more depth in it. But over all the life lesson is something. And it is funny too, i really apppreciate that it is not straight up drama only
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  • Buggy
    4.0 out of 5 stars HOW WOULD YOU START OVER AGAIN?
    Reviewed in Canada on 9 August 2012
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    Emma Tupper never imagined herself going to Africa that was always her mother's dream. All she's ever wanted was to be a lawyer and now through eighty hour work weeks to make partner at the firm. So when her mother falls ill and dies, leaving Emma a ticket to the (made up) country of Tswanaland, it might be grief forcing her decisions or an anguished sense of wanting to connect with her mother but Emma suddenly finds herself taking (an unheard of) month off work and boarding a flight to Africa.

    Six months later... We join Emma on a dirt road attempting to get home; it seems her 30 day safari hasn't gone exactly according to plan. Falling ill early on the tour Emma was left in a remote village to recover only to get stranded by a massive earthquake. Completely cut off to the outside world and any form of communication, her ordeal has finally come to an end. Now she can just slip back into her old life, or can she?

    These early chapters were my favourite parts of the book as we watch no nonsense Emma naively return home expecting to pick up where she left off. It quickly becomes apparent though that everything has changed. To start with someone forgot to tell her that she was missing -presumed dead.

    The fact that no one meets her at the airport should have been her first clue something was wrong, then her bank cards won't work, her accounts frozen. When she discovers some (cute) guy living in her apartment everything falls apart. She's also been replaced at work (that biotch!) her boyfriend has found someone else (awfully fast don't ya think?) And her car and all her possessions have been disposed of. It seems that everyone has just moved on and that Emma has been "forgotten."

    This was a great read I loved the original storyline. I mean when everyone thinks you're dead, how do you start your life over again? Would it be the same or would you change a few things? Throughout Emma's story we get intermittent flashes back to Africa and her experiences after the earthquake. Personally I would have liked this section to have played a bigger role as it was the catalyst for the entire story yet sometimes felt like an afterthought.

    I should also mention how funny this is, even though there a lot of heavy issues Emma's determination, new appreciation of Scotch and dry wit is hard not to enjoy. I especially liked her hilarious, flirty interactions with Dominique (the reluctant roommate) who, you guessed it also becomes the love interest. The dialogue here is so clever and well written. He was a lovely character ultimately dealing with his own issues and starting a new life.

    Catherine McKenzie has quickly become an auto-buy author me. I just love her style of chick-lit; she manages to avoid all the clichés and gives us an original, smart story with fast paced writing and addictive characters. Definitely check out her first book Spin Cheers
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  • Nikole Owens
    4.0 out of 5 stars Not Forgotten Anytime Soon
    Reviewed in the United States on 18 November 2013
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    This was the first time reading any of Catherine McKenzie's novels, so I had no expectations when I started...which honestly, is probably the best way to walk into a book as either way the book goes, you aren't going to get too disappointed.

    Forgotten, for the most part was a good read. I thought that the concept behind the book was fairly intriguing though I have to admit that the story I plotted out from the synopsis was quite a bit removed from how it actually played out in the novel. Not such a bad thing, as the novel worked but initially I sort of felt Emma's transition between being "dead" and coming back wasn't quite the transition I had in mind. After I finished though, and gave myself a bit of a reflection period I realized that the novel was much more realistic. Six months isn't that terribly long. Perhaps I was thinking more of Castaway situation.

    There was a bit of a fun mystery wrapped up in this novel, which could have been too much of a distraction from the rest of the plot but McKenzie drew it into the story quite nicely so it fit. It was enjoyable and just enough of a distraction from main plot that the novel didn't get too stale.

    The characters were well developed though a few I would have liked to see fleshed out just a bit. There were also a few situations that seemed as though were going to develop but then they were dropped. It wasn't bad, and they didn't give the novel the feeling of being disjointed or unfinished but I think it would have been interesting to have them included.

    I will definitely consider reading more books by Catherine McKenzie.
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  • chr
    5.0 out of 5 stars many feelings at once
    Reviewed in Germany on 7 July 2014
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    Funny, creative and cute story not far from reality. It's a book to laugh and dream in a romantic way.
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