The Things We Cannot Say by Kelly Rimmer

The Things We Cannot Say is a true achievement in World War II fiction.

Strong, resilient women dominate this book, along with a compelling storyline and a message of hope. The book examines relationships between spouses, between parent and child, and the powerful connections between families separated by decades. Slipping between Nazi-occupied Poland and the frenetic pace of modern life, Kelly Rimmer creates an emotional and finely wrought narrative. Although she does not understand Babcia’s command or what she’s even supposed to be looking for, Alice travels to Poland to help unravel a decades-old family mystery, while simultaneously seeking healing and solace for her own broken life. 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. In the meantime, Alice’s Babcia (grandmother) has had a stroke and cannot communicate verbally, but using her grandson’s voice-assisted app, she transmits urgent messages to her granddaughter: Find Tomasz and Babcia fire Tomasz. Although she is married, she might as well be a single mother, as her husband is not an involved parent, choosing to occupy himself with work rather than bond with the children. In the present day, Alice is a stressed-out wife and mother of two children-a precocious daughter and a nonverbal autistic son. Suddenly, everything she thought she had to look forward to in her life is in jeopardy. Although she thinks her pocket of the world is insulated from Nazi brutalities, that, unfortunately, proves to be untrue. Kelly Rimmer The Things We Cannot Say: A WWII Historical Fiction Novel Hardcover Maby Kelly Rimmer (Author) 28,885 ratings See all formats and editions Kindle 11.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0.00 Free with your Audible trial Hardcover 8.66 5 Used from 5. She knows she is destined to marry Tomasz but must wait for him as he attends college in Warsaw. Straddling the past and the present, The Things We Cannot Say is a mesmerizing tale of family, memory, forgiveness, and unconditional love, but it is also about retrieving lost stories.Īlina is an innocent young Polish country girl whose country is in the midst of World War II.

The Things We Cannot Say by Kelly Rimmer