Forgotten Girl
A powerful true story of amnesia, secrets and second chances
Published on 23. April 2015
Book
Paperback/Softback
320 pages
978-1-4472-8272-3 (ISBN)
Description
Naomi Jacobs went to sleep one night in 2008 as a 32-year-old mother, and woke up the next morning believing she was a fifteen-year-old school girl. She did not recognise the house she woke up in, though it was hers, nor her ten-year-old son, Leo. As far as she was concerned, she was in 1992 when John Major was Prime Minister, before the world had been blessed with mobile phones, DVDs or reality TV. She didn't know it, but she had dissociative amnesia.
With the help of her personal diaries and those close to her, Naomi set about piecing together as much as she could of her missing years. What she discovered shocked her. As she dug deeper, she began to experience disturbing flashbacks of traumatic events. Would Naomi ever find her way back to the person she once was? Did she even want to?
Funny and moving, Forgotten Girl is ultimately an inspiring story of loss and redemption, and the power of second chances.
With the help of her personal diaries and those close to her, Naomi set about piecing together as much as she could of her missing years. What she discovered shocked her. As she dug deeper, she began to experience disturbing flashbacks of traumatic events. Would Naomi ever find her way back to the person she once was? Did she even want to?
Funny and moving, Forgotten Girl is ultimately an inspiring story of loss and redemption, and the power of second chances.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Pan Macmillan
Target group
Interest Age: From 18 years
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 203 mm
Width: 127 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
463 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4472-8272-3 (9781447282723)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Naomi Jacobs was born in Liverpool, raised in the West Midlands and now lives in Manchester with her teenage son Leo and her cat Sophia. She has a BSC in psychology. This is her first book.