The Things We Cannot Say: This story alternates between the past and the present. Alina, a young girl in war-torn Poland, and her fiance Thomaz, yearn to escape their country but circumstances intefere. Eventually, Alina is able to make her way across the Russian border, but she must leave her lover behind. In present day America, Alina, now known as Hannah, is dying but she begs her granddaughter Alice to go to Poland and find Thomaz. Alice has her own problems, a shaky marriage, a non-verbal autistic son and an academically advanced daughter, but she makes it her mission to travel to Poland, and there she uncovers the story of her grandmother's early life. In turns heartwarming and heartbreaking, this is a memorable story.
Carrie Soto is Back: I am a tennis fan, so when I saw a book about a former tennis star making a comeback, trying to break her own winning Grand Slam record, I thought, "This is a book for me." Alas, no. The main character is unlikeable, and we are treated to every move, every thought in every tennis match in the story. If you lke to read the details of every ball toss, every serve, lob, volley, down-the-line or cross court return, you might like this book. I love watching tennis, but reading about every point bored me out of my mind. Does Carrie win another Grand Slam? Who cares?
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