# We Were Forbidden

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- Authors: [Jacqueline Harpman](https://www.bookquiver.com/jacqueline-harpman)
- Language: en_GB
- Published: 2026-07-02

## Description

A startling new collection of three never-before-translated stories, from the author of I Who Have Never Known Men In the wake of some unfathomable war, a woman wanders the forest, forbidden from ever leaving its strange depths. As part of her rigid schooling, a teenage girl is barred from questioning the dogma she is taught to believe. Locked in a loveless marriage, a young woman satisfies her husband’s desires, twice-weekly, as directed – until she begins to pursue her own. Includes the stories: The Ardennes Forest , The Outcast and The Broom Cupboard BRIEF ENCOUNTERS: classic novellas and captivating stories, to be read in a single sitting or savoured over days

## Editions

### We Were Forbidden

- Publisher: vintage_digital
- Translated by: Ros Schwartz
- Medium: ebook
- ISBN: 978-15-2998-459-0
- Published: 2026-07-02
- Language: en_GB

### We Were Forbidden

- Publisher: vintage_classics
- Translated by: Ros Schwartz
- ISBN: 978-15-2998-458-3
- Pages: 96
- Published: 2026-07-02
- Language: en_GB