A few months ago I saw this book on Amazon and immediately added it to my wishlist.
The cover alone drew me and since it would not come out until June 2012 I eagerly awaited its debut .
Lucky for me the author contacted me and said "Hey! My book is coming out. Would you like to review it?" Umm.... heck yes!
image from her Facebook Page
I received this beautiful book and I must say that I proudly carried it wherever I went as the cover is gorgeous.
I didn't carry it for long because I read it in two days.
I would have read it in one (I was so addicted) but I wanted to pace myself and not let it go so soon.
Don't you hate it when you finish a good book?
I get real lonely afterward.
The book is about a ballerina who loses her memory.
That's the short of it.
But more than that it is a book about relationships, the memory of them, the memories we create from them, and the way we are haunted by them for the rest of our lives.
It delves deep into the psyche of coping, what we chose (or do not chose) to remember,
and dealing with the past in a new light.
I ask you all, my dear friends:
Is there something in your life you would rather forget?
The Art of Forgetting comes out today!
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23 comments:
aw that sounds like a beautiful book. (i totally know the lonely feeling!)
I would love to read this book!!
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Karena
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beautiful book cover.
You know I was watching the show 'you think you can dance' and there was a young contestant who had an accident and she lost her memory, she danced beautifully, and it was so sad to see her parents in the audience, tearing up because their own daughter doesn't remember them. I can't even imagine the feeling.
Oh, the cover of this book is just breathtaking, Tiffany. I would love to add it to my must-read list.
Hmmm...I would love to forget every awkward mistake I have made with boys - but I suppose they are a way of growing up. :P
A beautiful picture on the cover too!
Oh the book sounds sweet! I will add it to my list to read {which is growing so long}. And I will be making mental notes to add not-yet-released books to my wish list from now on! Hah!
*kate
I find memory so fascinating (well, being a psych major, I guess that's natural :). Have you heard of "super memory"? It surfaced recently - a woman who had it could remember everything from every single day back to the days when she was a teenager. But this condition recently surfaced because she never knew it was anything odd (because it was so natural to her, she didn't realize that no one else could do this). I think there's only a handful or two of people in the world who have super memory. Anyway, this woman could remember every single insult ever said to her, she could remember every emotion. And she remembers it so vividly, it's like she's there, reliving it, every day, every time she thinks about it. The saddest part of all, she remembers the exact moment and the exact feeling she felt when her husband passed away. She says that every time around that time of year, she still feels intense grief - "The only way I know I'll survive is because I've survived it before." But it's really sad - it's hard to function when your memory is that sharp. I mean, she could circle a date on her calendar two years ago and tell you every single detail, from what she did from the time she woke up to the moment she fell asleep.
Okay, that was just a story I had to share about memory. Like I said, I find it so fascinating! :)
I can't wait to check out this book now!! I totally know what you mean about finishing a good book - I just want to reopen it and dive right back into that world.
There's so much right now. I just wish time will fly by and I will forget.
Holy Bajoly. this is sooo along the lines of things I am currently dealing with as far as the thing we choose to forget and the ways we remember. I have been wanting a good book so this is prefect timing! awesome you were contacted and asked to review!
Found your nice blog today. Just love the pictures and will try to find the book here in Sweden, seems so touching.
What a gorgeous cover, and it sounds like an equally delicious book-I'll add it to my list! I think that as much as we'd all like to forget the less pleasant things that have happened to us, they shape us as much or more than those happy memories-I'd like to hold onto all of it, if possible!
Oh I love this cover..I used to be a dancer..I have thinking several of times that I would start againg..anyway.Yes there are things in my life a rather forget..and wish it never ever happend..but this one was an accident..otherwise thers is nothing to forget or regret..
Lovely blog you have, I will comeback/Marie
I can empathize with that lonely feeling after finishing a really good book for the first time, but preceding it is a beautiful feeling of an empty piece being filled for just a moment.
There seems to be an interest in memories lately. Adam Young, a Minnesota musician, wrote on his blog about how his insomnia mixed with an onslaught of painful memories (Cue the Sun). So even before this post, I've considered difficult memories and how they don't even require a trigger to attack. It's really difficult to say I'd like to let go of any memory, but I would like to forget being heartbroken over this one boy.
the cover sold me!! i want it too!
xoxo
b
Thanks for the intro Tiffany, I agree with the above comments~ nice cover!
I have a few moments I wouldn't mind forgetting...but then again, they made me who I am!
That sounds like one fabulous book! And I definitely have moments in my life that I'd like to forget. Lucky for me I happen to have a pretty selective memory. It's a good defense mechanism :)
xoxo
First, you are so adorable.
Second, how do you get authors to contact you for book reviews? Hello, awesome hobby!!!
Third, I know EXACTLY what you mean. When I finish a good book it is like a good friend has left. Maybe that is why as a teenager I would read more than one at a time so they always overlapped....
The cover certainly is captivating, and it sounds like an incredible read. Now on my wish list!! Too bad I have to wait until 2012.
Yes, I do have a few things I would rather forget from my past, but creating a future with wonderful memories really puts things in perspective.
sounds like a great book!
i'm going to buy this book asap! the cover is beautiful--but it sounds like the inside is even more so. there are many things i would rather forget..but for some reason these things piece us together and make us who we are today.
That is a gorgeous book cover! And it seems to have a lovely premise as well.
As for the question, I'm not really sure at the moment. I would forget this time in my life when I was really depressed. It was about a boy, as usual... but I hurt some of those around me and the relationships have never been the same since.
Sounds right up my alley. I Would love to forget a certain someone that creeps into my head sometimes. I'll look for the book. =)
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