The Things We Keep by Sally HepworthMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Some books are great fluff-reads, to be zoomed through (happily) while at the beach, or otherwise taking a "me"-day.
Then, there are the books that wrench one's heart-strings, while staying with you in its profound telling.
The Things We Keep, by Sally Hepworth, is definitely in the latter category.
Thirty-eight year old Anna Forster has been diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's disease, leading to being admitted to an assisted living facility. There, she meets Luke, who, at 41, also is suffering from the disease. Anna and Luke soon fall in love. While both slowly lose themselves to the disease, Anna tries holding on to the few things she know; this includes her love for Luke.
Eve Bennett suddenly finds herself as a single parent, and takes a job at the assisted living facility that Anna and Luke are in. While she finds their situation sad, she also tries to help the two keep their relationship alive, even as their families try to keep them apart.
However, a tragedy causes the families to try keeping the two apart, and Eve must decide if she wants to help the two remain together. This, too, has consequences, leaving everyone affected in startling ways.
Definitely a must-read, though maybe not as a happy beach-read.
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