The things we cannot say : a novel / Kelly Rimmer.
In 1942, Europe remains in the relentless grip of war. Just beyond the tents of the Russian 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. Slipping between Nazi-occupied Poland and the frenetic pace of modern life, Kelly Rimmer creates an emotional and finely wrought narrative that weaves together two women's stories into a tapestry of perseverance, loyalty, love and honour.
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- ISBN: 9781525831515
- Physical Description: 416 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Publisher: Toronto : Graydon House, 2019.
- Copyright: ©2019.
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Subject: | World War, 1939-1945 > Poland > Fiction. Life change events > Fiction. |
Genre: | Historical fiction. |
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- Booklist Reviews : Booklist Reviews 2019 March #1
In Nazi-occupied Poland, Alina and her parents struggle to survive after her brothers are sent to work camps and strict rationing is enforced. Alina's fiancé, Tomasz, is at college in Warsaw, but as the years of the occupation tick by and she hears no word from him, she begins to worry that they will never reunite and escape Poland to realize their dream of a better life. Interspersed with these chapters is the present-day story of Alice, a wife and mother struggling with marital woes and a special-needs son, who at the behest of her beloved, dying grandmother takes a trip to Poland and uncovers an 80-year-old family secret. Though Alice's family troubles should seem insignificant compared to Alina's suffering, Rimmer (Before I Let You Go, 2018) gives each story line the space to develop organically, resulting in concluding chapters that tie the two women's stories together in an extremely moving fashion. Fans of Kristin Hannah's The Nightingale (2015) and Pam Jenoff's The Orphan's Tale (2017) will enjoy this absorbing, emotional tale of love, heartbreak, and resilience. Copyright 2019 Booklist Reviews.