The Impossible Truths of Love, Hannah Beckerman
The Impossible Truths of Love, Hannah Beckerman
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The Impossible Truths of Love

Author: Hannah Beckerman

Narrator: Kristin Atherton

Unabridged: 10 hr 51 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/05/2021

Synopsis

From bestselling author Hannah Beckerman comes a moving story about memory, secrets, and what it really means to feel that you’re one of the family. “WONDERFUL. I read [it] in one gulp.” —Marian Keyes “I LOVED this book and will be recommending it to everyone.” —Ruth Jones “Hannah Beckerman is the real deal.” —Alex MichaelidesWhen Nell’s father makes a deathbed declaration that hints at a long-held secret, it reignites feelings of isolation that have plagued her for years. Her suspicions about the family’s past only deepen when her mother, Annie, who is losing her memories to dementia, starts making cryptic comments of her own.Thirty-five years earlier, Annie’s life was upended by a series of traumas—one shock after another that she buried deep in her heart. The decisions she made at the time were motivated by love, but she knew even then that nobody could ever understand—let alone forgive—what she did.As the two women’s stories unravel, a generation apart, Nell finally discovers the devastating truth about her mother’s past, and her own.In this beautifully observed and emotionally powerful story of identity, memory and the nature of family, Hannah Beckerman asks: To what lengths would you go to protect the ones you love?

About Hannah Beckerman

Hannah Beckerman is an author, journalist and broadcaster. She is a book critic and features writer for a range of publications including the Observer, the Guardian and the FT Weekend Magazine. A regular chair at festivals and events across the UK, she has interviewed a host of authors and celebrities, as well as appearing as a book pundit on BBC Radio 2 and Times Radio. Prior to becoming a full-time writer, Hannah worked in television as a producer and commissioning editor. The Impossible Truths of Love is her third novel.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Nilufer on March 08, 2022

Happy Publishing Day! What a beautiful, touching, sad, truly realistic story of daughters, parents, sisterhood, missing changes, broken hearts and broken lives! Nell is the main character of the story, a struggling woman with successful academic career. It was so easy to relate with her: especially......more

Goodreads review by Theresa on October 17, 2021

I would describe this as a slow-moving, well-written mystery. It’s not at all like a typical mystery, but when Nell’s father makes a cryptic deathbed comment under the influence of morphine, Nell begins to wonder if there is something behind the statement that would explain why she’s always felt lik......more

Goodreads review by Shirin on March 19, 2023

9.25/10 "An empty platitude, that there is no amount of time that can ever heal this grief." The story goes on at two different times. Nell and her two sisters lost their father and take care of their mother, who has Alzheimer's disease. Nell finds something that is never supposed to understand, her m......more

Goodreads review by Jeanette on October 20, 2021

Thank you to Netgalley and Amazon Publishers for this uncorrected proof for me to read, review and comment. This is a beautiful and emotional read. It will have a special place in the hearts of parents who have experienced the pain and grief at the death of a child. The read follows two time zones, th......more

Goodreads review by Sally on November 30, 2021

My Review I totally skimmed through ninety per cent of this book. The plot was interesting. I think it would have been a very good short story. But, as a novel, it was much too long, … filled with boring, repetitive, detailed descriptions.......more

Quotes

“WONDERFUL. I read The Impossible Truths of Love by Hannah Beckerman in one gulp. The intrigue at this book’s heart genuinely ‘got’ me.” —Marian Keyes, author of Grown Ups“Hannah Beckerman’s writing is utterly superb: so finely crafted. I was gripped from the start and couldn’t put it down. I LOVED this book and will be recommending it to everyone.” —Ruth Jones, author of Never Greener and writer / star of Gavin and Stacey“This is an accomplished, moving, and deeply felt novel. I found myself thinking of it during the days and savouring it as I read it. It’s affecting, elegiac, and highly relatable. Hannah Beckerman is the real deal.” —Alex Michaelides, author of The Silent Patient

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