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. A letter which caused the death of one child, and the saving grace for another. When the two storylines connect, it is one of the most powerful reunions. Ordinary women who overcome extraordinary heartache. A beautiful poignant ending.

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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… How well do you feel the author depicted the horrors of the war in Italy and the treatment of Italians living in Britain at that time? What do you consider to be the major themes of The Secret and how are they explored? Which theme stood out particularly strongly? La verdad es que esta novela te pone los pelos de punta y logras empatizar totalmente con su protagonista con el tema de los malos tratos que tanto está de actualidad. Tina debe soportar una vida de miedo con su marido Richard Craig en una época en la que todavía no existe esa “sensibilidad” por este asunto. Correcta y anodina. Tenía guardada esta novela en mi librería desde hace un tiempo, y estaba allí porque en GoodReads y otros sitios estaba con los rótulos de misterio y suspenso; nada más alejado de la realidad. La novela, en su primera quinta parte plantea la situación, y en la gran fracción restante busca la respuesta a un porqué, lo cual no se traduce en suspenso, misterio, ni siquiera intriga. Hay una inquietud, pero no más; está también la historia de amor de por medio, pero la novela nunca alcanza un apogeo en ningún aspecto. No hay una historia que asombre, ni perfiles de personajes desarrollados, no hay ninguna alusión histórica, no emociona. Si, la escritura ayuda a que se lea rápido, pero creo que también me rindió porque después del primer 10% todo fue predecible (maneja la misma dinámica de “Hasta Siempre, Mi Amor” de Jojo Moyes”), perdió el encanto.Kathryn Hughes is a fiction author known for her best-selling novel, The Letter. Other outstanding works by this author include The Secret and The Key. Hughes was born in Manchester and married in Canada. Together with her husband, she ran a business for close to there decades. During this period, she was also raising her children and traveling to Singapore, India, South Africa, among other parts of the world. She then decided to concentrate her efforts on writing. Her debut novel, The Letter, was published in 2013. This truly is a wonderful book, I found it to be very deep and beautifully written and it is one book that I think will stay with me for a long time. I really wanted to love it – it’s the kind of story I usually adore – but it never really engaged me emotionally. The characters were too stereotypical for meto ever fully believe in them – angels or devils, and very littlein-between. Some of the plot twists were signalled in neon letters before they happened, and then unfolded so desperately slowly that I really just wanted to move on and found myself skipping chunks. There was an awful lot of telling rather than showing, sometimes with quite lengthy bits of rather unrealistic dialogue where people seemed to tell each other their life stories. And on top of that, there were frequent recaps in the dialogue of things that hadn’t happened long before – I foundmyself thinking “I know, I know – just move on!”. Years later when Tara receives a letter from a London solicitor its contents shake her to the core. Someone has left her a key to a safe deposit box. In the box lies an object that will change everything Tara thought she knew and lead her on a journey to deepest Spain in search of the answers that have haunted her for forty years. Tara Richards was just a girl when she lost her mother. Years later when Tara receives a letter from a London solicitor its contents shake her to the core. Someone has left her a key to a safe deposit box. In the box lies an object that will change everything Tara thought she knew and lead her on a journey to deepest Spain in search of the answers that have haunted her for forty years.

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The Letter is a historical romance that spans across three generations, and like most love stories it tells about love found and love lost. Aún no había tenido el placer de leer nada de esta autora pero me ha encantado la forma sencilla y ágil de narrar, la manera de ambientar la novela. Sólo se desarrolla en momentos clave y dejándonos enganchados con el siguiente capítulo con las ansias de saber cómo continua la historia. Todo esto también es gracias a que va alternando esas dos épocas con dos historias muy interesantes, tanto la de Tina como la de Bill y Christina. U ovoj se knjizi isprepliću poglavlja o životima dviju žena, jedne iz 70-ih godina prošlog stoljeća i jedne sa samog početka Drugog svjetskog rata. No es una novela tediosa; hay muchas motivaciones para leer y para las cuales hay mejores libros que responden a ellas.This story was more compelling, I thought, in that it goes into the details of the lives of those involved and gave good depictions of the types of bias and misguided judgements of the time, along with a clear sense of the struggles brought about by the first world war. How these individuals were directly and indirectly affected and how, as individuals, they coped. Hope rises from despair and new beginnings are forged in the most extraordinary and unexpected way. Kathryn Hughes delves deeply into the heart and soul of her characters, making them totally relatable...like friends you really care for. My addiction to this novel was total and uncompromising *****' The Letter by Kathryn Hughes is both beautifully written and incredibly poignant. You cannot fail to fall for this story. There is so much emotion written into the story that it carries you along and you just want to see a happy ending. So is there a happy ending. You will discover for yourself in a book that I am delighted to highly recommend. How did you feel about the development of the characters in the story? Who do you feel grew the most over the course of the novel? I have heard how good Kathryn Hughes books are and wanted to try one, I’m glad to say that I want to read her others.

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En suma, dos momentos distintos en el tiempo que reflejan sociedades dispares, una más dura, intolerante en ciertos aspectos, esa que se basaba en el qué dirán y que ofrece soluciones más drásticas. I just finished reading The Memory Box and loved it. Then began a book called Moonlight Memories. It sounds like the same characters and same conversations. Is it the same story? I’m confused. I love her books.

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Review: The Christmas Love Letters by Sue Moorcroft @SueMoorcroft @AvonBooksUK @rararesources #blogtour #newrelease #romance #Christmasread #RespectRomFic #TheChristmasLoveLetters Storytelling at its finest with characters that come alive and a plot that dances with intrigue. An absolutely first-class read that does not disappoint' Prima

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The novel’s title, The Key, can be interpreted in several different ways. Which do you find the most significant? Ova priča govori i o teškom položaju trudnih neudanih žena s početka 40-ih godina prošlog stoljeća. Na takve žene gledalo se kao na posrnule žene i razvratnice, društvo bi ih odbacilo, a obitelji bi ih se odrekle. Takav događaj smatrao se kao sramota za cijelu obitelj pogotovo ako je riječ o obitelji najuglednijeg liječnika. Tako je Chrissie zbog svog čina prognana daleko od kuće, a naposljetku u samostan gdje je rodila. Tamo su se prema njoj odnosili kao prema bludnici, trebala je mukotrpno raditi, podnositi zlostavljanja i udaranja i još biti zahvalna što imaju hranu i krov nad glavom. Nakon što se dijete rodilo, Chrissie ga se trebala odreći i potpisati papire da ga nikad neće potražiti. Kathryn Hughes’ new ebook The Letter offers readers a chance to absorb themselves in the lives of two women, born decades apart but whose lives share a number of parallels. The novel explores two historical strands, bringing together an abused housewife from the 1970s and a young girl from the early 1940s in a story of love, loss and unexpected consequences.

Review: The Christmas Love Letters by Sue Moorcroft @SueMoorcroft @AvonBooksUK @rararesources #blogtour #newrelease #romance #Christmasread #RespectRomFic #TheChristmasLoveLetters October 27, 2023 Knyga mane įtraukė nuo pačio pirmo puslapio! Skaitėsi super lengvai. Puslapiai skriete skriejo. Perskaičiau per naktį. Mano labai patiko 1939-ųjų Kristės ir Bilio istorija. Ji buvo labai jautri. Na, o Tinos ir Riko istorija vertė mane pykti. Nors jų istorija vyksta 1973-iais, tačiau smurtaujančio vyro tema LABAI aktuali ir šiandien. Niekada nesuprasiu moterų, kurias vyras muša, o jos vis tiek gyvena su jais.... Turiu tokį patį pavyzdį savo šeimoje – mano tėvas mušė mano mamą, o ši vis tiek jį mylėjo. Jeigu muša - reikia bėgt. Tad šitas dalykas mane knygoje asmeniškai labai palietė. An eloquent tale which flutters heart at unexpected moments. A simple five sentenced letter can change entire lives of people linked around it. A thought-provoking novel, The Letter, a 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. My Top 30 Books of 2015, Hughes has been added to my favorite author list. SCORE 5 Stars+ Review: Winter Wishes at Roseford Reloved by Fay Keenan @faykeenan @BoldwoodBooks @rararesources #blogtour #newrelease #BoldwoodBloggers #romance #Roseford #RespectRomFic