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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.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 that weaves together two women's stories into a tapestry of perseverance, loyalty, love and honor. 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.

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PublisherHarlequin Enterprises Ulc

ISBN-101982647280

ISBN-139781982647285

eBay Product ID (ePID)22038551273

Product Key Features

Book TitleThings We Cannot Say

TopicContemporary Women, Family Life, Historical

Publication Year2019

LanguageEnglish

GenreFiction

AuthorKelly Rimmer

FormatCD Mp3

Dimensions

Item Length7.5in.

Item Width5.3in.

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Intended AudienceTrade

ReviewsRimmer 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...[An] absorbing, emotional tale of love, heartbreak, and resilience., A poetic and unforgettable tale of the past that is always with us, the truth that sets us free, and the long journey home., Kelly Rimmer has raised the already high bar with this unforgettable novel, The Things We Cannot Say . It is that rare author that takes the reader so deeply into a world that you smell the smells, feel the hunger, see the devastation. Alina and Tomasz's story is one of bravery, resilience, and the lengths we will go to for the ones we love. If this book isn't a giant bestseller, I will eat my hat. Fans of Jodi Picoult and Kristin Hannah now have a new go-to author.

Dewey Edition23

Dewey Decimal823/.92

Edition DescriptionUnabridged Edition