The Things We Cannot Say - Kelly Rimmer

The Things We Cannot Say

By Kelly Rimmer

  • Release Date: 2019-03-19
  • Genre: Historical Fiction
Score: 4.5
4.5
From 3,073 Ratings

Description

The New York Times bestseller—for fans of All the Light We Cannot See!

From the bestselling author of Truths I Never Told You, Before I Let You Go, and the The Warsaw Orphan, Kelly Rimmer’s powerful WWII novel follows a woman’s urgent search for answers to a family mystery that uncovers truths about herself that she never expected.

“Fans of The Nightingale and Lilac Girls will adore The Things We Cannot Say.” —Pam Jenoff, New York Times bestselling author

In 1942, Europe remains in the relentless grip of war. Just beyond the tents of the refugee camp she calls home, a young woman speaks her wedding vows. It’s a decision that will alter her destiny…and it’s a lie that will remain buried until the next century.

Since she was nine years old, Alina Dziak knew she would marry her best friend, Tomasz. Now fifteen and engaged, Alina is unconcerned by reports of Nazi soldiers at the Polish border, believing her neighbors that they pose no real threat, and dreams instead of the day Tomasz returns from college in Warsaw so they can be married. But little by little, injustice by brutal injustice, the Nazi occupation takes hold, and Alina’s tiny rural village, its families, are divided by fear and hate.

Then, as the fabric of their lives is slowly picked apart, Tomasz disappears. Where Alina used to measure time between visits from her beloved, now she measures the spaces between hope and despair, waiting for word from Tomasz and avoiding the attentions of the soldiers who patrol her parents’ farm. But for now, even deafening silence is preferable to grief.

Slipping between Nazi-occupied Poland and the frenetic pace of modern life, Kelly Rimmer creates an emotional and finely wrought narrative. The Things We Cannot Say is an unshakable reminder of the devastation when truth is silenced…and how it can take a lifetime to find our voice before we learn to trust it.

Don’t miss Kelly Rimmer’s newest novel, The Paris Agent, where a family’s innocent search for answers brings a long-forgotten, twenty-five-year-old mystery featuring two female SOE operatives comes to light!
 
For more by Kelly Rimmer, look for Before I Let You Go Truths I Never Told You The Warsaw Orphan The German Wife

Reviews

  • Horrible

    1
    By Chloe roberson
    No hate it freak it
  • Excellent

    5
    By bosser3
    This is a very well written book, loved it from beginning to end. Excellent read.
  • Fantastic Read

    5
    By Late night routine
    Amazing story. Depth and emotion. It will hook you from page 1. I couldn’t put it down.
  • An amazing book!!

    5
    By Disneycutie
    I love this book. I couldn’t put this book down. I really liked how it went back and forth between the two characters. I have already told several people about this book. I won’t spoil the surprise but it really got me wondering when they were talking about the shoe in the present time. I kept trying to guess what was going to happen next. I had a few outcomes in my head. Definitely recommend this book!!!!
  • Powerful emotional read

    5
    By KBugg's Mom
    The most emotion invoking read I’ve ever read. So powerful. Love.
  • Poland and world war love

    5
    By Liildebpdx
    This book is a riveting page turner. Your heart aches and tears flow as you read this remarkable story of love war and Poland.
  • Awesome

    5
    By Adam L. B.
    One of the most enjoyable books I’ve read. I couldn’t put it down.
  • Things we can not say

    5
    By FCF C
    Excellent book
  • Loved it.

    5
    By Chickies Reads
    I never wanted this book to end.
  • Well worth it

    5
    By JaysCyn
    A moving book through generations. This made me appreciate more those that came before me in my family.

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