The Things We Need to Say

Heartwrenching, touching, and undeniably affecting! The Things We Need to Say is an absorbing, character-driven novel that highlights the emotional, physical and mental strain infertility and the loss of a child can have on a marriage. The writing is vivid and eloquent. The characters are raw, consume......more

My Rating: 4.5 Favorite Quotes: Midlife crisis? … Couldn’t he have just bought a Porsche or something? His family were of the traditional British stiff-upper-lip variety; tall and robust with good bone structure – the kind of people who could drink all night without appearing inebriated and still be up......more

Too confusing I didn't like all the time jumps and I was never sure who's head I was in. I especially hated the scene where he cheated. I thought since the affair was over I wouldn't have to read the details but I was wrong and the timing of it made it even worse. The separation was okay and she met......more

This is the first book by Rachel Burton that I have read, and I had mixed feelings, but they tended to be negative. As the plot develops, it becomes clear that Fran and Will had a horrible event, and as you read on, you learn more and more about what that event was. This pair has gone through a lot,......more

THE THINGS WE NEED TO SAY by Rachel Burton is a powerful, emotional, heartbreaking, and inspiring story about love and all of its complications, and about life when it doesn't turn out as planned. Fran and Will love each other, of that there is no doubt. But after the heartache of the last few years,......more