The Things We Cannot Say: A WWII Historical Fiction Novel Paperback – 19 Mar. 2019

The story of deep love,suffering & how humans rise above it all & find a purpose & inner strength to survive is amazing. Sadly events in our world today are no better . We can see daily similar suffering on our television news. Life is precious our world needs to thrive & survive. Let's hope it does. A wonderful book. Thank you.

I bought this book because of the red shoes on the cover. The story is interesting and haunting and is dealt with very well by the author. The travelling between the present and the past is very well written and never confusing. Dealing with the autistic child is expertly done. I became completely immersed in the story, especially as I've just become a Babcia myself! My Polish Catholic Dad came to the UK after the war, and then went to Ireland to study, where he met my Irish Mum. They settled in England - both died 12 and 8 years ago - still feels like yesterday. And, I've just written a book myself, consisting of their childhood stories, then what happened to my Dad in Poland, especially as he was in Gdynia when the Nazis invaded, then how and why he went to Dublin, met my Mum, and then all us children (including another Eddie, and a handicapped sister Ludmila) came along. I felt incredibly close to them both when I was writing their story, realising I hadn't appreciated all the incredible hardships they went through - BUT, their love was great, as with Alina and Tomasz, and they had a long and happy life together. We really do need to always remember what happened at that time, not only with the Nazis but also the Russians, and to perhaps show that the human race CAN live together in peace. As someone once said, "when the power of love overcomes the love of power, there will be peace". If only........

The Things We Cannot Say is a beautifully crafted novel that weaves together the past and present with poignant emotional depth. Kelly Rimmer masterfully tells a story about love, loss, secrets, and resilience — all wrapped in the harrowing backdrop of World War II.

Beautifully written story of wartime Poland. We can never fully appreciate what people had to endure back then but for novelists who craft this information into readable stories. have the hankies ready, you’ll need them.

Thoroughly enjoyed this book. First novel I have read by Kelly Rimmer. Couldn’t put it down. Shed a few tears. Sad but inspiring.I intend to read more of Kelly Rimmer’s work. First class story teller.

This book made me cry at the end .Slow to start but wow once it gets started that was it read in 4 days

I could not put this book down - it is a beautiful portrayal of family, love and how family life is not perfect. It is a complicated and made up of broken pieces of all of our history that makes a mosaic: Not perfect and held together by love.

Heartbreaking in all the right ways.I'd highly recommend this for anyone looking for WWII setting. This book had the perfect amount of holocaust atrocities that are often left out in other wwii books. It's awful, yes, but books in this era need to shed light on the horrors. This book had a perfect blend of everything you'd want in a wwii book