Book Synopsis:
The Unheard is a novel about memory, and what happens to the experiences that are too much for us but we are unable to leave behind.
My Review:
The Unheard is a beautifully written, poignant read that will stay with me for a long time.
The story is told from the point of view of Tom, May and Maggie. I really enjoyed getting to know them throughout the book and learn more about their past. They’ve definitely had interesting lives, living through many defining moments in history. It was especially interesting to hear read about the miner strikes from the miners’ point of view as it helped me to understand how things were for them.
I really enjoyed the way the author writes the characters so that I often felt like I was in their head experiencing everything as if I was them. It was very poignant to see this effects of Alzheimer’s on Tom’s mind but also to see the effect it had on those closest to him. My heart broke for both Tom and May as I read as it was hard to see May trying to deal with Tom’s Alzheimer’s and how much it had changed him.
Overall this is a interesting book that must have had more of an impact on me then I initially thought as I’ve continued to think about it long after reading. The author’s words just got in my head and I loved the beautiful way she describes things so I could understand more about Tom’s illness.
Huge thanks to Helen for inviting me onto the blog tour and to the publisher for my copy of this book.
About The Author:
Blackpool-born Anne Worthington has spent decades producing a body of photographic work that highlighted the conditions of housing, and the effects of social and economic change that began during the 1980s, with particular focus on her adopted home of Manchester.
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