Some memories fade slowly. Others disappear before we ever understand what we've lost.

When Rose's mother begins her descent into dementia, Rose finds herself consumed by fragments of a forgotten past — and the haunting image of a young girl with golden hair named Lily. Who was she? What happened? And what will it mean if the memory is lost forever?

Once We Forget is a moving and atmospheric novel that weaves together the tenderness of caregiving, the mystery of family secrets, and the quiet magic of a fairytale long buried. With echoes of Where the Crawdads Sing and the lyrical enchantment of Francesca Lia Block, Elise Geither delivers a story about what we carry, what we lose, and what we owe the people we love.