The Letter by Kathryn Hughes

The Letter

The Most Heartwrenching Love Story and World War Two Historical Fiction for Summer Reading

Kathryn Hughes

Headline · Print & ebook · March 19, 2015

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.

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Who it’s for
For when you want a sweeping emotional read with a plainly wounded heart.
Genres
World War II & Holocaust, Epistolary Fiction, 20th-Century Historical Romance
Published
Headline, March 19, 2015

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About this book

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. The No. 1 million-copy bestseller which has captured thousands of hearts worldwide, THE LETTER tells the story of two women whose paths are destined to cross, and how one woman's devastation leads to the other's salvation...

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⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'An amazing, heartwrenching, unforgettable story' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'This beautiful story will bring tears and joy' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'Loved this story !! It kept me totally gripped although I was sobbing in places as well' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'Heartbreaking but utterly romantic' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'A tale of love and hope with lots of twists and turns!' 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...

Why It Hooks

For when you want a sweeping emotional read with a plainly wounded heart.

Come here for

  • heart-on-sleeve wartime emotion
  • relationship knots with a domestic edge

Expect

  • later-life love in the mix
  • family tensions alongside the romance

Where it sits

World War II & Holocaust50%
Epistolary Fiction44%
20th-Century Historical Romance43%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • World War II & Holocaust
Authors
Kathryn Hughes
Publisher
Headline
Published
March 19, 2015
Format
Print & ebook
Reading lane
World War II & Holocaust