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The Letter
- Author
- Kathryn Hughes
- Narrator
- Rachel Atkins
- Publisher
- Headline
- Publish Date
- 7 May 2015
- Run Time
- 9 hours 11 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
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.
(P)2015 Headline Digital
Critics Review
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A wonderful, uplifting story
Lesley Pearse
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Autumnal Sunday afternoons were invented solely to read heart-tugging novels like this
Red
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This moving love story had everyone talking... Get set to be hooked
Look
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A moving story of love, loss and hope
Bella
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A captivating and tragic story...beautifully told
Ajoobacats Blog
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You will find it hard to put down. I cried buckets of tears reading it
Books With Wine and Chocolate
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Very satisfying. Both women's stories were equally developed and interesting. They were also equally heartbreaking
Mom With a Book
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With a swift pace, memorable characters and a wonderful conceptual depth, Hughes' novel is one that simply can't be put down
Bytheletterbookreviews
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A story which reveals heartbreak, tragedy and loss...will stay with me for a long time
jaffareadstoo
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Tugs at the heart strings... A truly gorgeous story
Shaz's Book Blog
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Very satisfying. Both women's stories were equally developed and interesting. They were also equally heartbreaking.
Mom With a Book
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With a swift pace, memorable characters and a wonderful conceptual depth, Hughes' novel is one that simply can't be put down
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Details
- Author
- Kathryn Hughes
- Narrator
- Rachel Atkins
- Duration
- 9 hours 11 minutes
- Release Date
- 7 May 2015
- ISBN
- 9781472230935
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Headline
- Genre
- Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general, Second World War fiction
Synopsis
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 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.(P)2015 Headline Digital
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