The Things We Cannot Say by Kelly Rimmer

The Things We Cannot Say The Things We Cannot Say by Kelly Rimmer
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This was a book club selection and if I am honest, I was really dreading picking up another WWII historical fiction at this time. But a few of my friends had read it and said great things - and book club is next week - so I finally started on it. I was instantly drawn into the characters. You hop back and forth between present day (Alice) and WWII Poland (Alina).

Alice is being asked by her 95 year old Polish grandmother to go on a wild goose chase in Poland with very little clues to what she is looking for. Alice will have to leave behind her 7 year autistic son and her 10 year old gifted daughter, both to be cared for by her brilliant husband who has stayed pretty uninvolved with the day to day responsibilities with the kids.

Despite those challenges, she embarks on the journey to learn more about her history and figure out the mysterious clues from her non-verbal grandmother. Meanwhile you are reading Alina's story from the teen years in pre-occupation Poland moving into the heart of WWII. The stories sort of "meet in the middle" to the big reveal.

I definitely hit a "tipping point" in this story where I just couldn't put the book down and needed to see how it was going to work out. Here is what I will tell you... keep your tissues nearby. You will need them. 5 Stars!

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