Forget I Told You This: A Novel

Zero Street Fiction

De: Hilary Zaid

Narrado por: Meg Persichetti

Winner of the Barbara DiBernard Prize in Fiction

Amy Black, a queer single mother and an aspiring artist in love with calligraphy, dreams of a coveted artist’s residency at the world’s largest social media company, Q. One ink-black October night, when the power is out in the hills of Oakland, California, a stranger asks Amy to transcribe a love letter for him. When the stranger suddenly disappears, Amy’s search for the letter’s recipient leads her straight to Q and the most beautiful illuminated manuscript she has ever seen, the Codex Argentus, hidden away in Q’s Library of Books That Don’t Exist—and to a group of data privacy vigilantes who want her to burn Q to the ground.

Amy’s curiosity becomes her salvation, as she’s drawn closer and closer to the secret societies and crackpot philosophers that haunt the city’s abandoned warehouses and defunct train depots. All of it leads to an opportunity of a lifetime: an artist’s residency deep in the holographic halls of Q headquarters. It’s a dream come true—so long as she follows Q’s rules.

©2023 Hilary Zaid (P)2024 University of Nebraska Press

The narrators voice was captivating

Liked it all. Narrator voice distinguished characters well. Enjoyed the interplay of family complications and the story line

Intriguting Story, Well Narrated

I really enjoyed this story. Zaid draws us into the story and characters quickly, and the narrator makes us want to stay. Amy was an interesting character with an intriguing storyline. What I love most about the audiobook is that the narrator became part of the story, not separate from it. Sometimes narrators distract from the story with over performance. Not this one! She brought us into Amy's world and made us feel as if we were right this with her. Great listen!

Captivating

From the moment I met Amy Black I was taken in by her character, her unpredictable story and her love of pen and ink. The reader’s voice, calm and soothing, conveyed a depth of character for Amy that added to the already captivating character. Splendid story, splendidly read - I now miss Amy and want more!

Beautiful Writing

The author’s exceptional mastery of language creates a vivid and compelling story. Amy’s wrestling between the appeal of the algorithm ands its destructive power is timely, relatable and realistic.