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First book by Rimmer I have read.
After reading this book, I would not hesitate to read another Rimmer book. Tells the story of a young 15 year old polish girl, Alina, who lives a sheltered life on a farm with her loving parents at the start of WW2. With her parents blessing she gets engaged to a childhood friend who is leaving to go to college in Warsaw to become a doctor.
The present day story centers around Alice, a mother whose son Eddie is diagnosed on the autism spectrum, and a key part of the plot involves the challenges she faces in caring for him while also dealing with family secrets from her grandmother's past.
This story had me in tears. Highly recommend!
First book by Rimmer I have read.
After reading this book, I would not hesitate to read another Rimmer book. Tells the story of a young 15 year old polish girl, Alina, who lives a sheltered life on a farm with her loving parents at the start of WW2. With her parents blessing she gets engaged to a childhood friend who is leaving to go to college in Warsaw to become a doctor.
The present day story centers around Alice, a mother whose son Eddie is diagnosed on the autism spectrum, and a key part of the plot involves the challenges she faces in caring for him while also dealing with family secrets from her grandmother's past.
This story had me in tears. Highly recommend!
If you like WWII novels, you have to pick up "The Things We Cannot Say" and get lost in the story of Tomasz and Alina.
Told in two story lines - Hanna (past) and Alice (present), this novel is a story about love, family and resilience. It's been awhile since a book put tears to my eyes, but that ending! This has taken the spot of my most favorite book in 2019 so far.
I was the very lucky winner of a Goodreads Giveaway - this did not influence my review.
Told in two story lines - Hanna (past) and Alice (present), this novel is a story about love, family and resilience. It's been awhile since a book put tears to my eyes, but that ending! This has taken the spot of my most favorite book in 2019 so far.
I was the very lucky winner of a Goodreads Giveaway - this did not influence my review.
