Otago University Press What We Remember, What We Forget

What We Remember, What We Forget by Siobhan Harvey is a personal narrative and poignant meditation on the power and peril of remembering – as well as of forgetting. Moving between childhood, early adulthood, imagination and the present, Harvey writes with honest intimacy about trauma, family and queerness; harm, silence and survival.

Interweaving life story with reflections on philosophy and psychology, Harvey considers how memory both wounds and sustains, and how it may be safely carried so as to create the life one wants.

Elegantly written, this is a powerful work about attention, language and the hard but fruitful labour of understanding. What We Remember, What We Forget asks: how should we retrieve our memories, and how can we trust what we find?

Key Features/Benefits:

• Personal narrative exploring memory, trauma, family, and queerness.
• Meditations on the power and peril of remembering and forgetting.
• Interweaves life story with reflections on philosophy and psychology.
• Explores how memory wounds and sustains, and how it can be safely carried.
• A powerful work about attention, language, and understanding.

Specifications:

• Author: Siobhan Harvey
• Publisher: Otago University Press
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Page Count: 192 pages
• Release Date: 2026-09-07
• Dimensions: 230x150x20mm
• Weight: 5g
• ISBN-10: 1991348207
• ISBN-13: 978-1991348203

This compelling memoir offers profound insights into the human experience of memory and identity.