Nick Alexander

I liked this one a lot. I found CC to be believable and I cared what happened to her. I don't have a problem that she was written by a man - I identified with her a lot. I kind of figure that if authors could only write good characters of their own sex then literature would be a bit crap. And it's not.

Having said all that if you are after a nice bit of chick-lit where some ditsy girl is rescued by a knight in shining armour (who you'd take out a restraining order on in real life) then this show more book may be a bit of a downer for you. If you want an honest appraisal of issues that are relevant for a 40 year old single woman today then this is it. The conflicts of wanting to have a baby when you haven't met the right man. A reappraisal of your career as you realise you have to survive in the workplace up until retirement. And accepting who you are and what has happened to you in life.

There is also a lovely theme of how people are just going to do what they want to do and so you may as well just damn well accept it. If you want to save yourself a lot of angst anyway. show less

Bembo’s description of Alexander’s writing is right on the money. He is deliberate with his words, lucid and frank in his descriptions. He requires us to distill meaning from the smallest details and allows the essence of each encounter to burst from like a flower, each one different, imperfect in its own way. We are presented with the spirit of the encounters and asked to make our own conclusions. It is the postmodern love story: a man confronted by the world seeks love in so many show more places, touching the lives of others, but not quite finding the connection he is seeking. Will he ultimately find what he is looking for? Will any of us?

That’s what sequels are for . . . show less

Beautiful and heartfelt story! From the very start of this book, my heart goes out to Sean, who is in the grieving process after his wife, Catherine, died of cancer.

This is my first time reading a book written by Nick Alexander and I truly enjoyed his writing. It's delicate and emotional, without being overly done. Most of all, I loved how each chapter is uniquely started with a description of a picture, followed by Sean's thoughts and Catherine's narration of the picture, in a form of show more cassette recording that she made during her stays in the hospital.

THINGS WE NEVER SAID has a steady pace plot with an unexpected surprise in the middle. It's a great tale of love, marriage, and friendship. It will leave you to contemplate the life and relationship of your own. show less

This is an amazing book! Biggest positive surprise this year. I don't even recall how I got aware of it -- probably one of the newsletters, or a daily deal -- and it was a deal (read and listen) on KU, so after all, I couldn't lose anything.

I loved the book. There's Alice, the main character of the book. At first, I liked her. Then, I questioned her -- in the end, I understood her.

None of the main characters are --well, you know, heroes, or characters you love unconditionally. They're all show more with their strengths and flaws, and thus utterly believable.

It's not exactly an easy read for the beach. or something, there's a lot of domestic violence and abuse.
However, I experienced similar in my childhood, so maybe that is why this book tuck on my heartstrings so much.

Anyway, it is a great book, with a great narrator. I can't really comment on the accents, as I'm not a native speaker, but to me, it was perfectly read. show less