The Things We Keep is a moving and heartbreaking love story by Sally Hepworth. Just because you can't remember, doesn't mean you can't love . . . Anna Forster is thirty-eight years old and has started to suffer from the early stages of Alzheimer's. She knows that her family is doing what they believe to be best when they take her to an assisted living facility. But best can still hurt. What she also knows is that there's just one other resident her age at the facility - Luke. As her disease steals more and more of her ...
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The Things We Keep is a moving and heartbreaking love story by Sally Hepworth. Just because you can't remember, doesn't mean you can't love . . . Anna Forster is thirty-eight years old and has started to suffer from the early stages of Alzheimer's. She knows that her family is doing what they believe to be best when they take her to an assisted living facility. But best can still hurt. What she also knows is that there's just one other resident her age at the facility - Luke. As her disease steals more and more of her memory, Anna fights to hold on to all that's left. What remains are her feelings for Luke. Before long the pair fall in love, despite the forces that are set against them. But when a tragic incident occurs, Luke and Anna's families decide to separate them. There is one person at the facility who can help the pair, but only if she's willing to risk everything for them . . . Authors love Sally Hepworth: 'Completely compulsive' - Jane Harper 'Women's fiction at its finest' - Liane Moriarty 'Smart suspenseful, brimming with secrets' - Kate Morton 'Clever, chilling and beautifully crafted' - Adele Parks Readers love The Things We Keep: 'This book is so wonderful that I didn't want it to end. Sally Hepworth has written some great books, but this is her best one' 'I have just finished reading this book and it's left me so full of emotion I can hardly breathe' 'I feel so moved by this book' 'I loved this book, it was so emotive, wonderful!' 'It is a novel that teaches you to find joy even when situations seem horrendous and insurmountable. This novel broke my heart - and healed it simultaneously'
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I find it impossible to believe that someone could not love this book. I think if you are in any way familiar with Alzheimer's or have had a family member affected by it, you will be uplifted by the power of love this book conveys. I was amazed that the author could get into the minds of the characters the way she did. She must have done an incredible amount of research. This book grabbed me by the heart, and while the subject matter is heavy, it is, in it's own way, a positive affirmation that love transcends all, even when it seems impossible. I found it hard to put down. And not by any scope of the imagination, boring. I lent it to a family member who adored it as well. Stunning literary achievement.
KrisAndersonTAR
Mar 5, 2016
Not my cup of tea!
The Things We Keep by Sally Hepworth is one of the most boring books I have read this year (and I have read some sleepers recently). The Things We Keep tells the story of Anna Forster whose mind has early onset Alzheimer's at the age of 38. After an incident at her brother's home (fire and her nephew), she has decided that it is best for everyone if she goes into a home. Rosalind House is an assisted-living facility for seniors and they specialize in Alzheimer's patients. Anna, though, does not plan on being at Rosalind House for long.
Eve Bennett is now a single mother (daughter, Clementine is 7) and has to go back to work (her husband, Richard did a Ponzi scheme and then killed himself). Eve graduated from the institute of Culinary Education in New York. She finds a job as chef at Rosalind House and it comes with perks (she gets to clean and help with residents in spare time with no extra pay). Eve is touched by Anna and her closeness to the other young resident, Luke (he has a different form of dementia that involves words). Anna and Luke have formed an attachment, but their families do not approve. Eve does not agree with the family's decision to keep these two apart and tries to rectify it (Eve likes to stick her nose in everyone's business). Is Eve willing to risk her job to help Anna and Luke? Will Anna succeed in her goal to end her life?
The Things We Keep is told from three different point of views (Anna's, Eve, and Clementine's). I found the writing to be very disjointed. The book also jumps around too much (different times, different people). There is too much going on in this book. The writer seemed determined to introduce the reader to every resident of Rosalind House (there are too many of them). I was also shocked at the treatment of the residents at Rosalind House. I would not let this place look after my pets, much less a relative (horrible care). I hope real assisted living facilities are not like Rosalind House. The story, I believe, is about how love endures no matter what (but it did not really come across in the book). I did not enjoy reading The Things We Keep (it reminded me of a very bad soap opera). The novel moved at a snail's pace (maybe even slower) and it was not enjoyable to read. I give The Things We Keep 1 out of 5 stars (which means I really, really did not like the book).
I received a complimentary copy of The Things We Keep from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
