I very much enjoyed Kelly Rimmer's book Before I Let You Go, so I was intrigued to read The Things We Cannot Say.

What a hauntingly beautiful and emotional read it was for me.

The past and present are wonderfully woven together as we learn Alina's story, from occupied Poland in 1942 to the present.

So much bravery. So much resilience, so much rebellion and resistance.

Ms Rimmer had me completely drawn into the story, I could feel the hunger and fear of Alina, Tomasz in Poland, I have been reading more stories set in this time period lately, and I have never felt the emotion in them that I felt with The Things We Cannot Say.

I admit that it was a very emotional read for me. I swear I read the last 50 pages through my tears, as the story came to it's climax. So have your tissues ready!

It has been a couple of days since I finished this book, and I am still thinking about it, which is a sign of a wonderful story to me.

Beautiful and heartbreaking, this is going to be one of my favourite reads of 2019.

I can't wait to see what Ms Rimmer brings us next.