The Things We Keep, Sally Hepworth
The Things We Keep, Sally Hepworth
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The Things We Keep
A Novel

Author: Sally Hepworth

Narrator: Thérèse Plummer, Barrie Kreinik

Unabridged: 9 hr 49 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/19/2016

Categories: Fiction, Women


Synopsis

With huge heart, humor, and a compassionate understanding of human nature, Sally Hepworth delivers a page-turning novel about the power of love to grow and endure even when faced with the most devastating of obstacles. You won’t forget The Things We Keep.

Anna Forster, in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease at only thirty-eight years old, knows that her family is doing what they believe to be best when they take her to Rosalind House, an assisted living facility. She also knows there's just one another resident her age, Luke. What she does not expect is the love that blossoms between her and Luke even as she resists her new life at Rosalind House. As her disease steals more and more of her memory, Anna fights to hold on to what she knows, including her relationship with Luke.

Eve Bennett, suddenly thrust into the role of single mother to her bright and vivacious seven-year-old daughter, finds herself putting her culinary training to use at Rosalind house. When she meets Anna and Luke, she is moved by the bond the pair has forged. But when a tragic incident leads Anna’s and Luke’s families to separate them, Eve finds herself questioning what she is willing to risk to help them. Eve has her own secrets, and her own desperate circumstances that raise the stakes even higher.

About Sally Hepworth

Sally Hepworth is the New York Times bestselling author of nine novels, including The Good Sister and The Soulmate. Drawing on the good, the bad and the downright odd of human behaviour, Sally writes incisively about family, relationships and identity. Her domestic thriller novels are laced with quirky humour, sass and a darkly charming tone. They are available worldwide in English and have been translated into twenty languages. Sally lives in Melbourne, Australia, with her family and one adorable dog.


Reviews

This is an incredibly sad story and yet I felt good at the end . I could say it's because there was a feeling of hope and there was . I could say it's because it ended in the best way that it could have and it did . But it wasn't just the ending . It was the characters I fell in love with and how th......more

Goodreads review by Debra

Received from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. The Things We Keep is such a beautiful book about two women and their families. Their lives cross when Eve takes a job at Rosalind House a care facility where Anna lives. Anna has been diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer's Disease. Eve's husb......more

Goodreads review by James

The Things We Keep is one of the earliest books written by Sally Hepworth, but I've been reading them out of order. They are not a series, yet I like to grow with writers in the launch trajectory of their careers by reading in publication order too. That said, I really liked this book, and it tugs o......more


Quotes

"Barrie Kreinik brings to life the whole cast - including the very British Eve - with her voice-versatile reading." - Fran Wood, NJ.com