The Forgotten Ones: A Novel

Elle is a survivor who has built her life from fragmented childhood memories and stories her mother told her. Despite this, weekly visits with her mother trigger unexplained fear, one of many unanswered questions from her family's history of silence and secrets. Elle's life changes when she receives a deathbed request from her grandfather, a man she believed had died years ago. Burdened by grief and regret, he reveals a story about Elle's mother, an imaginary friend, and two strangers who visited their house one night and never left. As Elle's past emerges, so does the truth—if she can accept it. She must confront the source of her inexplicable dread and listen to her grandfather's account before his death takes the family's secrets with him.