In 1942\, Europe remains in the relentless grip of war. Just beyond the tents of the refugee camp she calls home\, a young woman speaks her wedding vows. It&rsquo\;s a decision that will alt er her destiny&hellip\;and it&rsquo\;s a lie that will remain buried until the next century. Since she was nine years old\, Alina Dziak knew she wou ld marry her best friend\, Tomasz. Now fifteen and engaged\, Alina is unco ncerned by reports of Nazi soldiers at the Polish border\, believing her n eighbors that they pose no real threat\, and dreams instead of the day Tom asz returns from college in Warsaw so they can be married. But little by l ittle\, injustice by brutal injustice\, the Nazi occupation takes hold\, a nd Alina&rsquo\;s tiny rural village\, its families\, are divided by fear and hate. Then\, as the fabric of their lives is slowly picked apart\, Tom asz disappears. Where Alina used to measure time between visits from her b eloved\, now she measures the spaces between hope and despair\, waiting fo r word from Tomasz and avoiding the attentions of the soldiers who patrol her parents&rsquo\; farm. But for now\, even deafening silence is preferab le to grief. Slipping between Nazi-occupied Poland and the frenetic pace o f modern life\, Kelly Rimmer creates an emotional and finely wrought narra tive. The Things We Cannot Say is an unshakable reminder of the devastatio n when truth is silenced&hellip\;and how it can take a lifetime to find ou r voice before we learn to trust it.
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