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The Letter

By: Kathryn Hughes
Narrated by: Rachel Atkins
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The Number One Kindle best seller guaranteed to break your heart.

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 best seller 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.

©2013 Kathryn Hughes (P)2015 Headline Digital 20th Century Contemporary Contemporary Romance Family Life Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Historical Fiction Romance Women's Fiction Heartfelt Tear-jerking
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This book has it all for me, struggles, heartbreak, love and loss, motherhood. Pain friendship.
I loved the story, the narration the jumps twists and turns.
And I identified with parts of the book myself.
Firm favourite.

A winner fantastic

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If there was ever a book to describe the mess humans can make when trying to control others it is this.
I loved it. Well read by Rachel Atkins. A consummate performer.

Actions always have consequences!!

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I liked the way that the story spanned through the generations . It had intertwined stories within it that all came together at the conclusion ! I would recommend this book.

Lovely story that is heart warming !

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This is a great book I really enjoyed listening to it and would recommend it to my friends

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A lovely story, you really feel for the characters. But it looses stars for some rather unbelievable coincidences which spoiled it for me.

I didn't like William's American accent.

It'll make you cry

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