The Things We Never Said

3.5 stars, it would have been an easy 4 stars except I felt the first half of the book was just a touch slow, the second half was a much more interesting read. The book flits between Maggie's life, a woman who wakes up in a mental asylum in 1964 and can't remember why she's there, and Jonathan's life......more

The Things We Never Said is a story told in two voices and during the prologue the reader finds themselves in 2009 on a cold, wet and windy day. This is a gentle introduction, with flash backs to the past that really sets the pace for the story that follows. The first voice of the story is Jonathan;......more

The time it took me to read this book was not a reflection of its merit but more my lack of time to devote to it ! This was beautifully written and the time shifts were easy to follow unlike other novels attempts that jump all over the place ! Excellent research went into this story in relation to t......more

Unfolding through dual narratives, The Things We Never Said by Susan Elliot Wright, alternates between the past and present. In 1964, it takes Maggie weeks to remember the events that led to her being committed to a psychiatric hospital. Random flashes of memory, the wild winds of a hurricane...Jack......more

This is an absolutely superb read. It is a story told in two halves with each chapter alternating between the two strands of the story, which then eventually dovetail together. The first story is that of Maggie, who we first meet as a mental health patient in 1964. Maggie has no recollection of her l......more