The Letter: The #1 Bestseller that everyone is talking about: The most heartwrenching love story and World War Two historical fiction for summer reading

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La pareja formada por Christina y Bill despierta mi cariño, una historia preciosa, con sus buenos y malos momentos. The Letter is a historical romance that spans across three generations, and like most love stories it tells about love found and love lost. 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. Anne on #Review: No. 23 Burlington Square by Jenni Keer @JenniKeer @BoldwoodBooks @rararesources #blogtour #publicationday #BoldwoodBloggers #histfic #romance #RespectRomFic 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.

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How does Kathryn Hughes depict what life was like in 1970s England, including the cultural attitudes. Which scenes stood out in your mind?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… Even though this subject is often predictable with its indiscriminate apportioning of pain and heartache...still each story has its own unique experiences...this is one such story. 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. Taking the reader on a journey from the east coast of America, the rustic farmlands of Southern Ireland and the bustling streets of Manchester, I was gripped from start to finish. I even unashamedly wiped away a tear or two on more than once occasion! Review: The Perfect Christmas Village by Bella Osborne @osborne_bella @AriaFiction @rararesources #blogtour #publicationday #romance #romcom #Christmasread #RespectRomFic #ThePerfectChristmasVillage October 20, 2023

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The story starts with Tina who works in a charity shop and comes across a letter dated many years before. Intrigued by the people and the story behind the letter Tina sets out to find the person who the letter was intended for. The story then swaps between present day with Tina and her troublesome marriage and years before where the story of the people behind the letter unfolds. 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

This story contains many of the aspects I love about the art of fiction writing: love, loss, time-travel and brilliantly developed characters. I thought the modus operandi was inspired; I love it when an author can confidently jump between time periods to deliver a beautifully interwoven story. 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. Am adorat-o pe Tina. Așa, cu toate greșelile ei, cu deciziile proaste pe care le-a luat, am adorat-o pentru determinarea de a duce acea scrisoare la destinație. 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. How does the author show Britain in 1970s compared to 1940s? Do you think people’s attitudes had shifted over time?

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By the end of the novel, did your view of a character change as you were reading? Was the novel’s ending what you were hoping for? Nos encontramos con personajes interesantes como Graham el amigo de Tina que la ayuda incondicionalmente, bueno dejando aparte que siente un especial interés. 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. 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. Tina gyvena nesaldų gyvenimą. Jos vyras Rikas ją muša. Ji vienintelė išlaiko jų šeimą kai tuo tarpu Rikas leidžia pinigus alkoholiui ir lošimams. Tačiau vieną dieną Tina dirbdama labdaros parduotuvėje randa seną voką ir jame laišką. Palikusi savo vyrą pradeda aiškintis, kam buvo skirtas tas laiškas. Tačiau netikėtai Rikas pasikeičia, o Tina sužino esanti nėščia... ji grįžta pas Riką.... Tačiau ar tai laiminga pabaiga?

The Letter takes you through a mixture of emotions, it is very much a compelling read that once you've started you will struggle to put down. 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. Violet Skye regrets her decision to travel abroad leaving her young daughter behind. As the sun dips below the mountains, she reminds herself she is doing this for their future. Tonight, 4th June 1978, will be the start of a new life for them. This night will indeed change Violet's destiny, in the most unexpected of ways...

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Tina has a wonderful caring friend, Graham at work, and he is worried about her. She also works at a charity shop volunteering and enjoys her customers, where she is not worried about everything she says or does. Her husband gives her money to bet (turns out, it was her coffee money); however, she does not do so, but her friend Graham places the bet for her and wins. He gives her the money, and she offers it to her husband and keeps the part she had saved, and moves out. She is finally happy. The race, March 31, 1973 Grand National horse racing, sealed her fate. As an escape from all the troubles in her life, Tina volunteers in a charity shop whenever she is not at work. It is while working at this shop that she comes across a letter in an old coat. The letter was still unopened, and Tina’s curiosity pushes her to read it. This letter marks the start of an adventure that will bring strangers together. The letter, one of love, reveals how an evil man prevented a young woman from spending her life with the man she loved or a chance to raise their baby together. This letter also puts Tina’s life in danger when her husband stumbles on it and beats her accusing his pregnant wife of infidelity.

Review: Winter Wishes at Roseford Reloved by Fay Keenan @faykeenan @BoldwoodBooks @rararesources #blogtour #newrelease #BoldwoodBloggers #romance #Roseford #RespectRomFic 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...