The Letter
The #1 Bestseller
by Kathryn Hughes
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Pub Date Oct 13 2015 | Archive Date Sep 29 2015
Hachette Australia | Headline Review
Description
Every so often a love story comes along to remind us that sometimes, in our darkest hour, hope shines a candle to light our way. Discover the Number One Kindle bestseller that has captured thousands of hearts worldwide...
Tina Craig longs to escape her violent husband. She works all the hours God sends to save up enough money to leave him, also volunteering in a charity shop to avoid her unhappy home. Whilst going through the pockets of a second-hand suit, she comes across an old letter, the envelope firmly sealed and unfranked. Tina opens the letter and reads it - a decision that will alter the course of her life for ever...
Billy Stirling knows he has been a fool, but hopes he can put things right. On 4th September 1939 he sits down to write the letter he hopes will change his future. It does - in more ways than he can ever imagine...
The Letter tells the story of two women, born decades apart, whose paths are destined to cross and how one woman's devastation leads to the other's salvation.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9781472229953 |
| PRICE | A$19.99 (AUD) |
Featured Reviews
Bookseller 279556
LOVED it!, Devoured it in a day. Brilliantly told stories that were so true to their time. Emotional and sad and yet another book that makes me thankful I live now and not back when these stories were told.
Lisa C, Reviewer
Not my usual genre, but I thoroughly enjoyed this story. A very touching storyline set over different time periods. A letter was found in a jacket. The finder goes looking for the person who should have received the letter. There were a number of issues handled - domestic abuse, unwed mothers, reuniting mothers and children. An interesting way to highlight unwed mother / Irish convents in the 1940s as a social answer. I did not see that coming.
A thought provoking way to dovetail the two stories. Thank you
Lynn M, Reviewer
Tina is in an abusive marriage and saves all her money to leave him.
Tina finds a letter in a suit at the second hand shop she volunteers at.The letter is addressed to somebody named Chrissie but never delivered from 1939.Tina opens the letter and finds the letter is from somebody called Billy so tina decides to track down Chrissie and give her the letter she finds out Chrissie is the daughter of a middle class doctor the are quite different but over time will have a direct link on what happens in the story.
The book travelled between 2 stories Tina in present day and the people behind the letter.
A wonderful story.
Thank you Netgalley and the Author for a chance to read this book.
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