The Things We Cannot Say by Kelly Rimmer

A searing page-turner of family secrets and the legacy of war

2019. Life changed beyond recognition for Alice when her son, Eddie, was born with autism spectrum disorder. She must do everything to support him, but at what cost to her family? When her cherished grandmother is hospitalised, a hidden box of mementos reveals a tattered photo of a young man, a tiny leather shoe and a letter. Her grandmother begs Alice to return to Poland to see what became of those she held dearest.

World War II. Alina and Tomasz are childhood sweethearts. The night before she leaves for college, Tomasz proposes marriage. But when their village falls to the Nazis, Alina doesn't know if Tomasz is alive or dead.

2019. In Poland, separated from her family, Alice begins to uncover her grandmother's story, and discovers a love that bloomed in the winter of 1942. As a painful family history comes to light, will the struggles of the past and present finally reach a heartbreaking resolution?

Genres: Historical Fiction - World War II - WWII - Romance - War - Holocaust - Australian Author