All the Things Left Unsaid: Confessions of Love and Regret

by Michael Harding

NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER

'A beautiful book of great tenderness, love of life, and wisdom' JOSEPH O'CONNOR

For almost fifty years, Michael Harding has been crafting words in a bid to express himself and to explore truths about the human condition. But even still he found himself unable to say certain things he really wanted to. Then, while in recovery from surgery, he travelled to a cottage on the Atlantic coast and thought again about life and the people who had profoundly affected him over the mentors, loves and old friends.

There at the ocean he wrote letters, with an intimacy not previously risked. Letters that would never be posted but that appear now in All the Things Left Unsaid - a vulnerable and beautifully wrought collection of insights into life, death, friendship and love.

PRAISE FOR MICHAEL HARDING'S BOOKS

Hilarious, and tender ... and always beautifully written' Kevin Barry

'Often funny, occasionally disturbing ... Harding has peeled back his soul and held it out on the palm of his hand for all to see' Christine Dwyer Hickey

'It's rare for a memoir to demand such intense emotional involvement and rarer still for it to be so fully rewarded' The Sunday Times

'Searingly honest ... Harding's narrative seems to rest on the pulse of Ireland' The Irish Times

225 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 13, 2022

Reviews

[Pierce Dalton · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good kick up the arse to be open and present for your loved ones while they're around.

[Micheál Breen · Rating 5 out of 5]

A wonderful collection of meditations on life, death, relationships, love and sorrow. Harding's authenticity and lived experience is both remarkably visceral and deeply spiritual. Highly recommended.

[Killian · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a fabulous book. Really deep
I thoroughly enjoy Michael Hardings writing

[Niamh Ward · Rating 5 out of 5]

tl;dr: tell those u love that u love them

[Killian · Rating 5 out of 5]

A powerful, deep and meaningful book. Michael Harding has a gift for making the ordinary beautiful. This is a touching book. Recommended reading just like all his others

[d m palmer · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good but rambling at times

[Joanne Coakley · Rating 5 out of 5]

Profound...

[Janet · Rating 3 out of 5]

3 1/2 stars

[Maureen · Rating 1 out of 5]

Did not finish. Stopped at page 86

This book is very self important. I got irritated with some aspect of it every time I sat to read. I just can't do it anymore.

[Anne Flaherty · Rating 5 out of 5]

A book that makes you consider how you are living your life, and what’s important and how time can catch you out

[Julia Geraghty]

I can’t really rate it because it’s a memoir. I found boring for most of it , but I liked hearing stories of people he has met along the way and there were some good lessons I learned.