Unforgotten opens with a series of scenes depicting perfectly ordinary people going about their lives and interacting with other perfectly ordinary people. At the same time, a body is discovered in the basement of a building that's over a century old, and DCI Cassie Stuart and her partner DI Sunny Khan must figure out not only what happened to the deceased, but when, in the long history of that building, he died.
Reviews
![](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/deaijeawele_0.jpg?itok=pQj_f46U)
Dear Ijeawele, or a Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions
By Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieDear Ijeawele begins with a young, new mother's question: "How might I raise my daughter to be a feminist?" This slim book is Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's letter of response, acting as an encouraging and thoughtful manifesto for feminism, in fifteen funny, compassionate, and observant suggestions for loving empowerment.
![](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/baby_teeth_0.jpg?itok=UCVsApVh)
Baby Teeth
By Zoje StageThis intriguing and disturbing book tells the story of Suzette, Alex and their 7 year old daughter, Hannah, who has quite literally become a threat to their existence. Baby Teeth is told in alternating chapters between Suzette and Hannah and you quickly realize that not all is right with their world. Hannah is mute and nothing Suzette has done, including numerous schools and eventually homeschooling, has helped Hannah learn to talk.
![](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/gospelofloki_1.jpg?itok=QVTHCkEr)
The Gospel of Loki
By Joanne HarrisFor many readers, Joanne Harris will forever be known as the author who brought them the delectable Chocolat. They'd likely be as shocked as I was to discover this gem from Harris, a collection of Norse myths all written from the perspective of the diabolical Loki!
(Sorry, Loki . . . I just couldn't resist!)
![](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/our_souls_at_nightindex_1_0.jpg?itok=CG7-m0yw)
Our souls At Night
By Kent HarufI just loved Our Souls at Night by Kent Haruf.
Set in a small town in Colorado during a current time period, this book kept me think about the situation that Addie Moore, a lonely widow, and Louis Waters, a widower have found themselves in. Being old and living alone can be very lonely.
![](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/index_398.jpg?itok=xWUrAXp-)
New Releases - August 2018
By VariousWhere the Crawdads Sing, an enthralling, magical novel by Delia Owens, is set in rural North Carolina in the 1950s and 60s. Kya is known locally as the “marsh girl,” abandoned by her family to grow up in the marshlands with little more than her fierce determination and equally fierce intelligence. Ostracized from society and spending her time living off the land - and dodging truancy officers - she tentatively makes contact with the outside world and develops a relationships with two boys.
![](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/little_demon_0.jpg?itok=BURY19pJ)
Little Demon in the City of Light
By Steven LevingstonIn Paris in the late 1800s, with hypnotism as a popular form of entertainment, a strange murder case captivated the world. Gabrielle Bompard claims to have been hypnotized on numerous occasions since childhood, and everyone from her lovers to her family doctor concur that she is very susceptible to suggestion. When she is captured after having worked with Michel Eyraud, kills a man, and then lives on the run, her defense is that she can not be held responsible for her part in the crime, because, not only was the murder Eyraud's idea, but he had a hypnotic
![](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/captain_class_0.jpg?itok=8C99uktS)
When it comes to a competition, most people believe that the leader of a team is the person who does something spectacular when the chips are down. The leader is the one who takes the buzzer-beating shot. A team member who performs acts of humility off the field, or who assists others in making these decisive plays, is, by definition, a supporting player. The captains in this book suggest we've got the picture backward. The great captains lowered themselves in relation to the group whenever possible in order to earn the moral authority to drive them forward in tough moments.
![](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/marriage_of_opposites_book_cover_0.jpg?itok=c8Y3p3mW)
The Marriage Of Opposites
By Alice HoffmanI absolutely love this book and consider it one of my "top 10" favorites! I did not expect to like it when a friend lent me her copy to read, but it blew me away.
![](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/index_394.jpg?itok=a-ExClLI)
The 57 Bus
By Dashka SlaterWhat labels define you? Which boxes contain you? No middle ground. No grey. Keep it simple. Describe yourself with categories. Binaries. Either-ors. Extremes.
Once you tell me, do I know you?
Or do you want to say, "Wait, that's not really me. I'm much more complicated and nuanced than that. Those are mere ideas. I'm a person."?