Thanks to Amazon Publishing UK for the ARC! 

Wow! This was sad, beautiful and romantic at the same time. I wasn't so sure at first if I would enjoy it, because I didn't know the author before. I also try to avoid stories of people dying from cancer but, for some reason, I just really felt that I needed to read this one. After the first cassette, I knew it would be one of my favorite books. Catherine and Sean made me cry so many times. I simply couldn't put it down. Everything sounded so real to me that I actually had to check if it was indeed just fiction. Loved it!

My favorite book of 2018. The first chapter reminded me of the movie “ps I love you” and coincidentally made me cry 5 minutes in.

A beautifully written about love, loss, and growth.

This book was a true testament of love and real human relationships. I really enjoyed the entire book and would highly recommend it to anyone.

What a lovely book! I thoroughly enjoyed reading this , it’s a little in the style of p.s I love you. After his wife’s death Sean finds his wife Catherine has left him momentoes of their life together. I don’t want to be a spoiler so won’t give too much away but sometimes I was shouting in my head “no  don’t tell him!” The bringing together of past and present created an intricate story and gave a thoughtful insight to the secrets many marriages probably have. 
I was surprised to find this book was written by a man, that’s not meant to be a sexist remark, purely that it was very sensitivity written and a love story which is rare for a man to do, and even more rare to do it so well. 
Excellent book, I will definitely read more of Nick Alexander’s !

I received a copy of this book compliments of NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.  It is being published in paperback on September 4, 2018.

This book begins at the funeral of Catherine Campbell, wife to Sean and mother to April.  Sean and Catherine are both in their early 50’s, living in Cambridge, when Catherine is diagnosed with cancer.  Their daughter, April, is in her 30’s and is living in London.  Catherine’s decline is rapid and two years after diagnosis she has passed away.  

Shortly after the funeral, a mutual friend, Maggie, drops by Sean’s house to give him a package that Catherine had asked her to pass on to him after her death.  Inside the package are 29 cassette tapes with corresponding photographs.  Catherine provides a photograph and then on each cassette, talks about what was happening in the picture; what was happening in their lives at the time and/or going through their heads during the time the picture was taken.  For example, one of the pictures is of a vacation that they took and Catherine talks about the fun they had on the vacation and other funny things that occurred while they were there.

Things We Never Said is reminiscent of another book “P.S. I Love You” by Cecelia Ahern, except that it is with audio cassettes rather than letters and the couple in this book are mature adults rather than the young couple in Ahern’s book.  I think I like the idea of cassettes better simply because you would get to hear the person’s voice again.

I really enjoyed reading a book where the main characters are around the same age as me because although I have never been married, there were a lot of things that I could relate to having lived over five decades.

I found this to be a very enjoyable book.  Yes, there was a lot of reminiscing of this couple over their past vacations, raising their child, etc. but there was also hurts identified and secrets revealed.  While Sean is devastated at the death of Catherine, we also get a chance to see him start healing and beginning to live again.

I can honestly say this is one of those books you will not forget.
When Catherine finds out she is dying, she decides to leave her husband Sean a box of photos and tape recordings documenting the the secret, thoughts and things they never said during their lives together. Some things Sean finds hard to hear. 
I laughed and cried throughout this book. It hold a little place in my heart.

'All that’s left is a box full of envelopes, each containing a snapshot and a cassette tape.'
A very nice plot about a tape diary Sean did not know about.. I personally liked both characters, also the way the love story is told by Catherine.
But it is a very honest and almost heart aching love story and dear Sean does not like all of it. Very often I found myself asking what I would speak to a tape knowing or not knowing if my wife would listen to it someday. It almost felt like a helper for relationships though not intended.
I liked the book and felt entertained almost never bored. What more could I ask for if not easy entertainment?