Name: Things We Do Not Tell the People We Love
Rating: 3.926470588235294 (17 reviews)
ISBN: 9781529368697

HUMA. QURESHI

Things We Do Not Tell the People We Love

Huma Qureshi

'A deft, satisfying and poignant collection of stories . . . I loved it.' PANDORA SYKES 'These are stories of fierce clarity and tenderness - I loved them' LUCY CALDWELL, author of Intimacies 'Qureshi writes with courage' Ingrid Persaud, author of Love After Love 'Huma Qureshi is a writer I know I'll be reading for years and years and years' Natasha Lunn, author of Conversations on Love A breathtaking collection of stories about our most intimate relationships: the misunderstandings between families, the silences between friends and the dissonance between lovers. Set between the blossoming countryside of England, the South of France and Tuscany, and the bustling cities of London and Lahore, Things We Do Not Tell The People We Love shines a light on the parts of ourselves we rarely reveal. A daughter asks her mother to shut up, only to shut her up for good; an exhausted wife walks away from the husband who doesn't understand her; on holiday, lovers no longer understand each other away from home. The underlying themes of loneliness, secrets, family and a yearning for love intertwine these extraordinary stories from the award-winning author of How We Met.

Marz 

I really enjoyed the writing style and range of themes covered in the short stories of this book. The way it spoke so eloquently about the pain and misfortune that can exist in various relationships was admirable. However I found the short stories very hit or miss while some I connected to deeply leaving me to reflect others felt like a waste of time. The inconsistency leaves me to rate this book a little low.

  A collection about mothers and daughters, children lost, unborn, grown up, grown apart, and the dissonance between lovers. It exposes the silences in families and the parts of ourselves we rarely reveal. A daughter asks her mother to shut up, only to shut her up for good; an exhausted wife walks away from the husband who doesn't understand her; on holiday, lovers no longer understand each other away from home. The underlying themes of loneliness, secrets, family and displacement and also the desire to belong to someone, to some place; a yearning for love, intertwine these stories. The collection includes The Jam Maker, which has just been awarded the Harper's Bazaar Short Story Prize 2020.

Imogen west

I found the stories hard to relate to on any level and often unrealistic. All had a very similar underlying theme which felt repetitive.

I’m sure others would find them more enjoyable/relatable.

Things We Do Not Tell the People We Love

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