When the black box flight recorder of a plane that went missing 30 years ago is found at the bottom of the sea, a young man named Dove begins to remember a past that isn't his. The memories belong to a rare flower hunter in 1980s New York, whose search led him around the world and ended in tragedy. Restless and lonely in present-day London, Dove is quickly consumed by the memories, which might just hold the key to the mystery of his own identity and what happened to the passengers on that doomed flight, The Long Forgotten.
PRAISE FOR DAVID WHITEHOUSE'S AWARD-WINNING FICTION
'Hilarious and tragic' The Times
'Staggering, inventive and heartbreakingly beautiful' Esquire
'Quietly profound . . . genuinely compelling' Guardian
'Charismatic, sparky . . . full of heart' Sunday Express
'Outlandishly clever . . . a writer to watch' New York Times
When the black box recorder of a plane that went missing thirty years ago is recovered from the bottom of the sea, a young man named Dove begins to remember a past that isn't his. The memories belong to a rare flower-hunter in 1980s New York, whose search led him around the world and ended in tragedy.
Restless and lonely in present-day London, Dove is quickly consumed by the memories, which might just hold the key to the mystery of his own identity and the truth of what happened to the lost passengers on that doomed flight, The Long Forgotten . . .
Richly imagined and beautifully told, the sensational new novel from David Whitehouse is an unforgettable tale of memory and loss and a love story unlike any other.