‘The Stories We Cannot Tell’: A Review
A look into the most heart-wrenching moments of a woman’s life
Disclaimer: Please note I received a free ARC of this book from Reedsy Discovery in exchange for my honest review.
Katie and Rachel are strangers when we meet them, and they are each at a crossroads in life.
Katie is single and lives alone with her cat. She has survived a painful childhood and created a life as an independent woman despite having had no role models to guide her. She enjoys her job and has supportive co-workers and friends. But, at thirty-two, she is wondering if she will ever meet the right guy and is having more and more doubts.
Rachel has what Katie wishes she had — a wonderful husband who loves her. She’s grateful for her happy marriage, but her focus is elsewhere — on motherhood. She and her husband have not been able to conceive. Teaching kindergartners every day is getting harder and harder as she wonders if she will ever have a child if her own.
Life happens. Rachel is surprised to find herself pregnant just as she is about to pursue fertility testing. Katie has a brief romance that ends quickly. Thoughts of pregnancy and parenthood are the furthest thing from her mind until a missed period has her frantically taking a test and praying for a negative…
