This was perhaps the wrong fit for me, which was entirely my own fault. I had hoped to gain a better understanding of Palestine from a Palestinian pov which appears to be a difficult thing to do when you’re limited to audiobooks.

That said, I did gain some understanding, and the research that has gone into the title is quite phenomenal, for me it was very much an exploration of history lost to war, which due to my own lack of knowledge I’m sad to say a lot was a bit over my head.

The writing and the narration were fantastic, I can’t help but wonder if this would work better in physical form? Perhaps there are photographs included to support the stories told.

My review is definitely more a reflection of my own lack of knowledge than the book itself.

Huge thanks to Profile Books Audio via NetGalley for the opportunity to review this ALC 🎧

Thank you Raja Shehadeh, Penny Johnson, Profile books Audio and Netgalley for this arc.

Just WOW.

In Forgotten we follow Raja and Penny as they search for historical Palestinian memorials and significant parts of Palestinian history in what is now Israel and Occupied Palestinian Territories. With them, we discover so much of Palestinians history has been erased and/or neglected and so many historic sites are now being walked on and/or built on by people who do not understand the significance of where they are standing.

I listened to this on one sitting and found it so heartbreaking and interesting, I really felt like I was with Raja and Penny on this journey and could picture everything they were seeing .
This will stick with me for a long long time and I can’t wait to read more from them both.
I also loved the narration of the audiobook