Alice Kellen is the pseudonym of Valencian author Silvia Hervás. Since her early independently published works, she has become one of the most widely read Spanish authors in the realm of romantic and contemporary fiction. Titles such as Us on the Moon, The Map of Longings, The Theory of Archipelagos, and The Day It Stopped Snowing in Alaska have helped her build a large, loyal audience thanks to her ability to explore human emotions, personal relationships, and second chances.
In The Club of Forgetting, her new novel published by Editorial Planeta, Kellen broadens her usual perspective and places friendship at the heart of the story. The plot follows the lives of four friends who shared childhood and youth and who, decades later, remain connected around a small establishment called “The Club of Forgetting.” The arrival of Dalia, a character who disrupts their routine, alters the delicate balance they have maintained for years and forces them all to confront memories, secrets, and decisions from the past that they believed were firmly buried.
The novel traverses various stages of life for its protagonists, showing how friendships evolve over time, how people change, and to what extent the past continues to shape the present. Beyond the romantic element characteristic of her work, The Club of Forgetting reflects on themes such as the influence of memory on identity, the difficulty of moving on from certain experiences, and the importance of relationships that endure over the years.
Staying true to her style, Alice Kellen constructs the narration with accessible, visual prose and a strong focus on the emotional and psychological development of the characters. The story combines intimate and nostalgic scenes with moments that invite the reader to reflect on the people who remain by our side and on the marks left by shared experiences.
With The Club of Forgetting, the author continues to explore everyday emotions and the complexities of human relationships, this time emphasizing friendship as the central axis of the plot.
