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Nothing Forgotten

A Novel

Published by She Writes Press
Distributed by Simon & Schuster

About The Book

When Anna, now living in California, is contacted by the Italian lover she knew decades before, she recalls their affair and the child she gave up for adoption. As the episode returns to haunt her—threatening the life she’s built, including her marriage—the story moves back in time to her youth in Europe.
Rome, 1979. Anna, twenty-two and living abroad, is involved with a man already engaged to be married. When she meets and befriends his fiancée, she is forced to confront the moral consequences of her actions. But an unexpected pregnancy, an anonymous letter, and threatening relatives complicate the picture. A novel in which an unconventional heroine, far from home, is forced to reckon with the judgment of others.

About The Author

Jessica Levine is the author of Nothing Forgotten, which received the Next Generation Indie Award, and The Geometry of Love, a Top 10 Women’s Fiction Title in the American Library Association’s Booklist. Her essays, short stories, and poetry have appeared in publications including The Southern Review and The Huffington Post, and she holds a PhD in English literature. She has been a practicing hypnotherapist for twenty years, helping clients with issues including anxiety, trauma, and physical pain. In her spare time, she enjoys nature and bird photography. Jessica lives in Berkeley, California.

Product Details

  • Publisher: She Writes Press (April 10, 2018)
  • Length: 328 pages
  • ISBN13: 9781631523250

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Raves and Reviews

2018 Next Generation Indie Book Awards Winner in Second Novel 2018 Next Generation Indie Book Awards Finalist in General Fiction/Novel (Over 80,000 words) "Fans of Emma Straub, Anne Tyler, and Liane Moriarty will adore Levine's treatment of domestic drama and how she brings light to the dusty corners of marriage and motherhood. Immersing the reader in Roman decadence and San Francisco's modernity, Nothing Forgotten is an intricately layered, deeply heartfelt, and bittersweet novel."
—Booklist, Starred Review

“…absorbing and entertaining….Levine’s writing is sparkling and clear. Nothing Forgotten is an example of women’s fiction at its best….enjoyable, memorable, and thought-provoking all at once.”
—Foreword Reviews

"A vivid travelogue . . . reminded me of the Italian television series . . . that proved compulsively engrossing, 'The Best of My Youth,' . . . delicious insights into Italian life."
San Francisco Chronicle

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