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Once in a lifetime a love story comes along to remind us that sometimes, in our darkest hour, hope shines a candle to light our way. Read THE LETTER by Kathryn Hughes, the Number One bestseller that has captured thousands of hearts worldwide. Perfect for fans of The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks. 'A wonderful, uplifting story' Lesley Pearse

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'A tale of love and hope with lots of twists and turns. A great story!'

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.

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March 19 2015
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Discover the novel that has broken a thousand hearts...

Tina Craig works all the hours she can and volunteers in a charity shop to avoid her unhappy home. 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 imagine.

It's time to open The Letter.

'A beautiful story' Reviewed by Fran

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'Restores your faith in true love' Chris, Goodreads

'One of the best books I've ever read' Cheryl, Goodreads

'My heart broke for the characters' Shelly, Amazon

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About the Author

Kathryn Hughes was born in Altrincham, near Manchester. After completing a secretarial course, Kathryn met her husband and they married in Canada. For twenty-nine years they ran a business together, raised two children and travelled when they could to places such as India, Singapore, South Africa and New Zealand. Kathryn and her family now make their home in a village near Manchester. The Letter is Kathryn's first novel, and she is busy working on her second, The Secret. --This text refers to the hardcover edition.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00W22J6TU
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Review (March 19 2015)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 936 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
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Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 276 pages

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- #16 in 20th Century Historical Romance (Kindle Store)
- #18 in 20th Century Historical Romance (Books)
- #82 in Historical Fiction (Kindle Store)

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Kathryn Hughes was born near Manchester, UK in 1964. After thirty years working as a secretary and bringing up two children, she finally realised her dream of writing a book. Her debut novel, The Letter, set in her home town, was first published in 2013 and since then has become an international best-seller, translated into 30 languages. Her other books include The Secret and The Key. This summer sees the release of her fourth book, Her Last Promise, a sweeping tale of a daughter's quest to unravel the secrets of her mother's disappearance.

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Janet Leavitt

Well told story

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on April 7, 2023

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What a great story.
So plausible and possible.
I'm off to read another of Ms Hughes' books.
By the way...writers...don't say er.....such an awful sound to read....

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on April 20, 2023

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enjoyable book

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on May 15, 2023

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Loved how the author wove the story between two countries and two time periods. The characters were very believable and the story kept me engaged.

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on April 11, 2023

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Sometimes we need a good cry, you'll get it in these pages. This story is amazing, so heart wrenching and tells of how true love endures all things and long periods of time. Excellent story, brilliant characters; you will find yourself there, walking along with the characters, rooting them on, feeling their pain and their joy. Well done Kathryn Hughes, I love this book!

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Larry Fancy

The Letter by Kathryn Hughes

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on April 19, 2023

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Not my usual kind of novel but once I started reading it I couldn’t put it down. Kathryn Hughes wove this story together nicely and it hung together from beginning to end without any weak spots……which is pretty rare.

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on April 14, 2023

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This book has been one of the most can't put down I've read in a while. Enjoy how the life stories mingled together.

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Chris Pedersen

So sad but. so much love

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on April 12, 2023

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I will definitely be read all of Kathryn Hughes books. What an excellent story.
This is one of those well told stories that you just can’t put down.

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on April 6, 2023

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Enjoyed this story immensely. Could certainly feel for the characters in this. Heartbreaking and yet happiness all were brought together.

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Booklover Catlady

Both heart-warming and sad - great escapism!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on September 17, 2017

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I was looking for a book with a lighter vibe after a period of reading intense crime novels. I came across The Letter on Amazon and thought I'd give it a whirl. I'm so glad I did.

This is both a heart warming novel and one tinged with sadness too. It's incredibly easy to read and just be pulled along into the story, losing track of time. If you are looking for some fiction escapism this will do the job nicely.

The book moves between two timelines. In modern day, an old letter, never posted is discovered in an old coat left for a charity shop to sell. The letter, once read sparks a curiosity and a journey to find out more about the story with it and to return it to its intended recipient.

Then we are on the brink of WWII in England and the true story behind this letter and how it came to be unravels. The author flits us between today and yesteryear seamlessly, it left me wanting to know what was next with both scenarios.

Tackling issues like domestic violence, there are some heart breaking moments in the novel, there are plenty of wonderful ones too. It is a book that left me feeling satisfied and all warm and fuzzy inside after reading it.

It's paced really well, I read it quite quickly and the plot held my interest all the way. If you are looking for a "nice" read then don't look past this book, I really enjoyed it and the change of pace in my reading it gave me.

I read the Kindle version of this book. All review opinions are my own and totally unbiased.

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old joanna

Not a great read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on August 5, 2018

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I found this somewhat disappointing. The idea of the plot is good. A letter left in a coat pocket, found at a charity shop provides the link between the present and the past. A search is begun to trace the author of the letter, and at the end everything is tied up with a bow in a way that could only happen in fiction.
I found the writing style at times formulaic and predictable and would not rush to read anything else by this author.

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MuiMui22

A tale of love and hope with lots of twists and turns. A great story! Thank you.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on January 23, 2018

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A tale of love and hope with lots of twists and turns. A great story! Thank you.

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...

9 people found this helpful

Jen.France

The idea had so much potential, it could have been so much better........

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on August 19, 2015

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The story is told in two time scales, by two women, Chrissie at the beginning of world war 1 and Tina in 1974 - When Tina finds an unopened envelope in the pocket of an old suit jacket that arrives in the charity shop where she volunteers on Saturdays, little does she realise that by opening it and reading the letter inside that her life and the life of Chrissie, will change irrevocably. But will their lives change for better or worse?

I found this a light read, which really it shouldn’t have been, because the subject matters it covers are highly sensitive and deserved a bit more depth in my opinion. I found the characters very under developed and they didn’t leave me wanting to know what happened to them after the book ended. The story line had so much potential and could have been a really great read, but I found far too many convenient coincidences, which is a bit of a cop out for the author. In saying all that, I did want to finish the book to see what happened, hence my three star rating and not the two I would have given otherwise.

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Lynda Kelly

Loved This Story !!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on January 15, 2016

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Loved this story !! It was soooooooo nice and kept me totally gripped although I was sobbing in places as well. The one I have has a beautiful cover too with the snowdrops.
There were some lovely little observations in it.....I loved the one about the bumble bee. Then at times I was almost holding my breath with anticipation as, because it was set in 1939 and 1973 we knew a lot of what occurred in those years in advance of what was happening in the story. It took me back to a time of proper respect and proper families, things we don't see so much these days. Sad too how so many babies died so young of things that would be curable these days on the other hand- and of course so many young men killed in wars, so it's swings 'n' roundabouts, I guess.
I liked all the characters, the 2 girls mainly featured especially. It was so interesting how one letter changed the course of so many lives. I found it intriguing too that in "olden times" girls could be sent overseas to Ireland to have a child out of wedlock whereas these days they're making the opposite journey....I remember too the powercuts in the early 70s and rushing round to get candles lit. It was quite the adventure !!
It wasn't without the odd error-thanks to good old e-book production.....speechmarks were dropped and so were the odd words like I/you and then peek was written as peak (!!) However, that was it and I am really impressed and look forwarding to reading more by her.

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