What My Father And I Don't Talk About
by Edited by Michele Filgate
Essays / Memoir
About the book
A collection of sixteen personal essays where writers explore the silences, tensions, and tender moments in their relationships with their fathers. Each piece unpacks what was left unsaid — grief, distance, love, misunderstanding — and how those quiet spaces continue to shape identity, attachment, and the way we relate to others as adults.
What I thought
A quietly powerful read. What I loved most is how honestly each writer sits with the complicated feelings — no neat resolutions, just real reflection. It made me think about how much of who we become is shaped by the things our parents couldn't say. Warm, healing, and often surprisingly hopeful. A book that gently invites you to look at your own silences with more compassion.