Thank you so much for the copy. I tried to pick this one up but it did not work for me. Thank you for the opportunity to be an early reader.

Emotional and authentic. Kelly Rimmer’s stellar storytelling strikes again! This was a powerful story about family, secrets, forgiveness, mental illness, and letting go. Told from multiple perspectives and in dual timelines. 1996, Beth a new mother is struggling with all that motherhood implies. She is also dealing with her fathers progressing dementia. Late 1950s, Grace is also struggling with motherhood, made even tougher by the fact that she has four children under the age of four. It also does not help that her husband Patrick is not very helpful or supportive. Beth the youngest of four siblings has always been told that her mother Grace was killed in a car accident. But now that her father Patrick is in care she is cleaning and organizing the house when she discovers a locked room in the attic filled with secrets.

This was a well told and well researched story. I felt a definite connection with Beth especially because I had my first child in 1996 when her storyline took place. I also suffered from a mild case of postpartum depression after my second child was born and I could understand her plight. I found the dynamics between the siblings interesting. I also was compelled by Grace’s story and had a hard time just like Beth reconciling that her loving father was the same disconnected man that Grace was married to. There was a bit of a twist towards the end of the story with the introduction of a third narrator that I loved. This perhaps was not my favorite book by Kelly Rimmer, but it was definitely entertaining and worth the read.

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*** Big thank you to Harlequin for my gifted copy of this book. All opinions are my own. ***

Truths I Never Told You is another fantastic book by Kelly Rimmer!! I'm a huge fan of Kelly's and (as always) i was not disappointed by this book. This is a beautifully written story about a family and how they support other family members who have postpartum depression and dementia. There is also a mystery surrounding the death of their mother. The characters are very likable and I love how close the four siblings are to each other. I will definitely recommend this book to many others.

I tried to read this book twice and DNFed a little over halfway through. It started off strong but became repetitive quickly, and unfortunately I could not connect with the protagonist, though I did feel sympathy for her. If you're a fan of this author already, or the themes of motherhood and PPD speak to you, you'll likely enjoy it more than I did. It wasn't for me.

Thank you, Harlequin for our gifted review copy.

After reading and reviewing THE THINGS WE CANNOT SAY by Kelly Rimmer, I was so excited to read this title. It starts off so strong! Let me just say that Kelly weaves such a detailed and intricate story.

I would be remiss if I didn't mention content warnings for suicidal ideations, caregiving for a parent & post-partum depression. This or was harder for me to read because of the sensitive themes. That's not on Kelly, but my preferences as a reader.

I think anyone who has connections to the above topics is likely able to connect with this story. Kelly is such a talented writer. I will read anything she writes.

Ugh.. this review makes me sad but I really did not like this book. I have read one other book by this author and enjoyed her writing!!

But, unfortunately this one really missed the mark for me. I felt the story was super drawn out, repetitive, and it left me wanting to skim the majority of the book. There are many heavy topics in this one but I just felt they were not easily connectable for me as the reader.

The novel was a bit dramatic for me and it just felt over the top for me. I wanted to love this one and liked the overall idea of the book but just fell really flat for me and didn't come together.

Sadly, I wouldn't recommend this one.

2 stars for me on this one.

Thank you so much to Harlequin/Graydon books for the arc in exchange for an honest review.

Published on 4/14/20
Published to GR; 5/11/20

The writing was good. The story was sad as hell speckled with joy. It t was a quick read and kept my attention which is not an easy feat in quarantine times. Netgalley read in exchange for an honest review

DNF at 10% -
The writing in this book was fine, and I could sense where this could likely be a very heartfelt and heart-wrenching book. But I personally do not feel a connection to the topic of post-partum depression and was not particularly interested on reading a book on that topic. Additionally, I felt no initial connection to the characters so was not motivated to continue reading.

This book was AMAZING!

For Fans of Kristen Hannah and Sally Hepworth.

I have read some of Rimmer's previous work and I'm always flabbergasted by her rich storylines, complex narratives, and interesting characters. This book was no exception.

This book was a symphony to women's struggles everywhere. There was a focus on postpartum depression. In short, this novel was about a woman's search for the truth about her mother.

I absolutely loved this book and highly recommend it! Easy Handsell!

I’m so sorry. I didn’t finish this book due to illness. I promise I will and I’ll come back and leave a review.

This book is so good—so amazingly good! Just from the title, you know that there are going to be secrets, lots of secrets. And people seeking the truth. But is the truth really what they want?

The story is full of interesting characters, a close family of four siblings, who are struggling with losing their father to dementia. As the family home is cleaned out, one of them finds notes that don't match up to all the family stories that they heard growing up. The only one who knows the truth is beyond the point of telling.

Truths I Never Told You is a heartfelt and emotional story that will resonate with a lot of people. What family doesn't have secrets and struggles? The journey to get to this family's truth was a hard journey but one I am certainly glad I took. This is a wonderful story and one that I won't soon forget.

A gripping, thought-provoking and atmospheric tale, Kelly Rimmer’s Truths I Never Told You is an astute, engrossing and brilliantly moving novel it is impossible to forget.

Beth Walsh has volunteered to clear out the family home after her widowed father is moved to a care facility. It is a job that was meant to be relatively straight-forward, yet little does Beth realize that she is going to find herself opening a Pandora’s Box that will plunge her straight into a tangled and twisted past that will force her to question her entire life and everything she thought she knew about her family. Finding the door to her childhood playroom securely locked was quite a shock to the system. Why would her father decide to lock this room? What possible reason could he have for such a drastic course of action? But when she forces it open, Beth is flabbergasted to find a complete and utter untidy mess of her father’s paintings, reams and reams of papers and all sorts of miscellaneous junk in a house that is pristine. Beth wonders why her father let things slide in this particular part of the house, but as she begins to look through her father’s papers, little does she realize that the shocks, surprises and revelations are only just beginning.

Finding a discarded journal amongst her father’s many papers stops Beth in her tracks. The journal has her mother’s hand-writing on it and Beth and her siblings had always thought that she had died in a tragic accident. But it seems that that wasn’t the whole truth as Beth finds out when she discovers that the reality is far darker and more twisted than she had imagined. Beth’s mother had been suffering with post-partum depression and as Beth begins to dig deeper and read through the diaries and papers, she discovers a father who is as far removed from the loving and affectionate parent she has known as it is possible to get. With her own newborn to look after, Beth finds a kindred spirit in her mother’s concerns and suffering after the birth of her children, but as more shocking truths come to light, will she get any closer to finding out what really happened in her parents’ marriage? And more to the point, is she prepared for the devastating secrets she is about to uncover?

A complex and captivating family mystery bubbling with secrets, lies and deception, Kelly Rimmer’s Truths I Never Told You is a brilliantly written and powerful tale about loyalty, trust and honesty written with sensitivity and heart that will appeal to fans of Kate Morton and Kristin Hannah. Kelly Rimmer is a fantastic writer who writes about the struggles and hardships women face with honesty, candor and subtlety without needing to resort to cheap melodrama. Truths I Never Told You is a book featuring female characters women will relate to and symphatize with as they share the insecurities and dilemmas which we all face.

A wonderfully written exploration of motherhood, family and the sacrifices we make for the sake of the ones we love, Kelly Rimmer’s Truths I Never Told You is a compulsively readable tale that will surprise, shock and captivate readers.

This book was so well written. I felt a connection to Grace and Beth. The bonds of family, the connections of women, the challenges in society and the inequality are just a few items touched on. My heart was breaking during this story. I think as women we’ve all felt or known a friend or someone close who’s experienced a lack of support and compassion during difficult time’s. I am left wanting more. This is a must read for every woman. I received an ARC from the author. Positively amazing read.

This is a very moving story of love, family, and hope!

Beth’s father Patrick is being moved into a nursing home. His health is deteriorating so quickly that Beth and her siblings have been left with no other choice. After much debate, they decide to take on the task of cleaning out their father’s home, with the idea that they will probably need to sell it in the near future. Since her siblings are very busy with their jobs, Beth volunteers to do the brunt of the work while she is still on maternity leave.

Since the birth of her son, Beth has been struggling. Cleaning out her father’s home proves to be very therapeutic and healing for her. The secrets she finds hidden in the attic are baffling and it will take her and her siblings coming together to discover what they mean.

Beth’s journey of self-awareness is incredibly important! Postpartum depression is very real and needs to be talked about. I thought Kelly Rimmer did a fantastic job of shedding light on this very important subject while weaving in a family mystery that was kept hidden from almost everyone for far too long.

It’s official, this is my second Kelly Rimmer book and I can now officially call myself a fan!

Beth has been struggling since she had her son. She doesn’t know why she hasn’t adjusted to motherhood, but she’s uncomfortable with this new life. Her stress gets worse when her and her siblings have to move her father, who has dementia, into a nursing home. Beth volunteers to clean out his house, where she finds some secrets about her mother. Beth’s mother, Grace, married young against her parents’ wishes. She quickly has children, and she also has trouble adjusting to this new life. However, parts of Beth’s memory and Grace’s story don’t add up. Beth has to figure out what happened to her mother, while dealing with her own struggles.

This story had two perspectives: Beth in 1996 and Grace in 1957. They have similar experiences with depression after they have children, but they don’t know how to ask for help. When Grace asks for help, she’s told she needs to be stronger. Beth is scared to ask for help because her job as a psychologist could be compromised if she is diagnosed with depression. Though their stories take place forty years apart, they still have the same challenges.

There were feminist themes in this book. Some of the issues were abortion, contraception, and postpartum depression. Between the two storylines, there was some progression, though there still was a stigma attached to these things. Even today, the stigma is still there. Someone like Grace would get more help for her depression than she got in 1957, but I imagine that someone in Beth’s position would still have a problem with being diagnosed with depression as a psychologist. The world has improved for women since Grace’s time, but it isn’t perfect yet.

This was an emotional and moving historical novel.

Thank you HarperCollins for providing a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Kelly Rimmer explores generations of family secrets in this beautifully written and poignant work. Postpartum depression is something that I’ve experienced firsthand and it’s is extremely debilitating, especially when you are feeling all alone with no support. What happens to these characters is heartbreaking and so real. The book had a great flow to it and I flew through it.

Many thanks to, Netgalley, Graydon House and Kelly Rimmer for my complimentary e-copy ARC in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.

I read this for a blog tour, and I was sad that it just wasn't for me. The intro just didn't grab me.

Truths I Never Told You is an emotionally charged story of how secrets and lies can destroy a family. I enjoyed the dual timeline and discovering the full effect of secrets kept. This is a perfect read for fans of Jodi Picoult!

The disposition of the father in this book hit me hard and probably influenced how I felt about the rest of the book. I could relate to Beth’s sense of duty to do right by her father’s house. I did find the “mystery” part of the story interesting as Beth uncovered long-hidden family secrets. I wasn’t bothered by some of the subject matter as others were. I would recommend this emotional read. Please visit my blog at Fireflies and Free Kicks Fiction Reviews for more thoughts. This review was written based on a digital ARC of the book and all thoughts are my own.

Kelly Rimmer's novel Truths I Never Told You tells the story of the Walsh family, preparing to take their beloved patriarch Patrick to a long term care facility where they can better care for his dementia. Tim, at 42 the eldest, is a orthopaedic surgeon. Jeremy, 41 is a professor, and his twin sister Ruth runs the family construction business. Beth at 40 is the youngest, a psychologist who has new baby.



Beth is having a difficult time with postpartum depression. Her loving husband Hunter has tried to help her, and her siblings have begun to notice the problem as well. The family has a tradition of Sunday dinner at their father's home, which now must be cleaned out and prepared to be sold.



When Beth goes into the attic of the family home to clean it out, she is shocked by what she finds. Her meticulous father's attic is filled to the brim with trash, and with paintings apparently done by her father. She also finds letters written by her mother, who died in a car accident when Beth was a baby. But the dates on the letters don't match up with the date that she was told her mother died.



Interspersed with Beth's story are the letters written by her mother Grace. The letters show that Grace also suffered from severe postpartum depression, which lasted almost an entire year after the birth of each baby. Her depression grew worse with each subsequent child, and after giving birth to four children in three years, she was in desperate straits.



The loving father that the Walsh children know doesn't match up with the man that Grace wrote about in her letters. That Patrick was rarely home, going to the bar with friends and spending what little money they had on alcohol. Unbeknown to Grace, Patrick frequently borrowed money from her parents, who did not like Patrick at all.



Beth tries to find out what the truth is behind this new information about their parents, and what she uncovers could turn their family upside down.



Truths I Never Told You is an emotional, riveting story. I come from a family with siblings born close together, and I found that aspect of the story so well done. The family dinners and the sibling relationships just feel so authentic. Rimmer also deals with the devastating issue of postpartum depression in a compassionate and honest manner, and we learn a lot about how women in the 1950s had such little control over their lives.



The book is pegged as towards fans of Jodi Picoult and Kristin Hannah, and having read books by both of those authors, I would agree wholeheartedly. I give Truths I Never Told You my highest recommendation.





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