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The Forgotten

Mary Chamberlain
Chapters (37)
  1. THEFORGOTTEN
  2. CHAPTER ONE
  3. CHAPTER TWO
  4. CHAPTER THREE
  5. CHAPTER FOUR
  6. CHAPTER FIVE
  7. CHAPTER SIX
  8. CHAPTER SEVEN
  9. CHAPTER EIGHT
  10. CHAPTER NINE
  11. CHAPTER TEN
  12. CHAPTER ELEVEN
  13. CHAPTER TWELVE
  14. CHAPTER THIRTEEN
  15. CHAPTER FOURTEEN
  16. CHAPTER FIFTEEN
  17. CHAPTER SIXTEEN
  18. CHAPTER SEVENTEEN
  19. CHAPTER EIGHTEEN
  20. CHAPTER NINETEEN
  21. CHAPTER TWENTY
  22. CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE
  23. CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO
  24. CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE
  25. CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR
  26. CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE
  27. CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX
  28. CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN
  29. CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT
  30. CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE
  31. CHAPTER THIRTY
  32. CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE
  33. CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO
  34. CHAPTER THIRTY-THREE
  35. EPILOGUE
  36. SOURCES
  37. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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Praise for The Forgotten

‘Engrossing, heartbreaking and eloquently written, The Forgotten left me breathless. Chamberlain offers readers new perspectives on war, women, espionage and what it takes to survive.’

Lara Prescott, author of The Secrets We Kept

‘Beautifully crafted, elegantly written, with characters to root for – I loved this heart-stopping tale.’

Saskia Sarginson, author of The Bench

‘A masterclass in immersive wartime fiction. While Chamberlain is characteristically unflinching in her portrayal of the grim realities of war, The Forgotten is so much more than a catalogue of brutality. It is a pacy and compelling story of intrigue and espionage, and of how people can survive and love can endure. I loved it!’

Sonia Velton, author of Blackberry and Wild Rose

‘Beautifully written, realistic on the human impact of war, with characters I fell in love with.’

Louise Hare, author of This Lovely City

‘Mary Chamberlain brilliantly explores the devastating toll of war on every side, the price paid by women for survival and the impossible choices ordinary people were forced to make, reminding us that history is never really in the past.’

Sarah Day, author of Mussolini’s Island

‘A riveting drama in the lingering shadows of the Second World War: the inherited, the lived, the choices made and the secrets they bring.’

Cecilia Ekbäck, author of The Historians

‘The Forgotten is a triumph, the kind of novel you hate to finish.’

Carmen Callil, author of Oh Happy Day

Praise for The Hidden

‘A powerful and raw, though elegantly written, character piece dealing with inhumanity and endurance, firmly grounded in real events.’

Alastair Mabbott, Herald

‘Recent novels, such as The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society, have taken the occupation as their subject, but none so potently as Mary Chamberlain’s The Hidden… The realities of life under a ruthless occupying power are slowly, skilfully revealed.’

Sunday Times

‘A heartbreaking yet hope-filled tale.’

Woman’s Own

‘A powerful story, well told.’

Choice magazine

‘Set against the backdrop of the Nazi occupation of the Channel Islands, The Hidden is a powerful, heart-wrenching story of deception and guilt, love and loss; I was completely engrossed, seduced by its strong characters and atmosphere, and intrigued by the mystery at the heart of the novel.’

Saskia Sarginson, author of The Bench

‘Shines a piercing light on the shrouded history of human trafficking and labour camps in the Channel Isles during WW2. A fascinating and powerful story of love, endurance, betrayal and guilt.’

Anna Mazzola, author of The Unseeing

‘This compelling and heart-rending novel is a potent reminder that the horrors of war aren’t limited to the battlefields. Nor do they cease when the guns fall silent. There are those who will carry the scars – emotional, physical and psychological – for the rest of their lives. There is scant justice. But in The Hidden, Chamberlain gives them credence and a voice.’

Susan Swarbrick, Herald

THE
FORGOTTEN

Mary Chamberlain

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For Kikelomo, and a kinder world

CHAPTER ONE

London: February 1958