The Book of Last Letters
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The Book of Last Letters

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The Book of Last Letters

About this book

? Inspired by an incredible true story, this is an unforgettable novel about love, loss and one impossible choice??

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'Heart-breaking but so uplifting – Kerry really is a hugely talented voice' Nicola Cornick, author of The Forgotten Sister

*****

London, 1940

When nurse Elsie offers to send a reassuring letter to the family of a patient, she has an idea. She begins a book of last letters: messages to be sent on to wounded soldiers' loved ones should the very worst come to pass, so that no one is left without a final goodbye.

But one message will change Elsie's life forever. When a patient makes a devastating request, can Elsie find the strength to do the unthinkable?

London, present day

Stephanie has a lot of people she'd like to speak to: her estranged brother, to whom her last words were in anger; her nan, whose dementia means she is only occasionally lucid enough to talk.

When she discovers a book of wartime letters, Stephanie realises the importance of our final words – and uncovers the story of a secret love, a desperate choice, and the unimaginable courage of the woman behind it all…

A moving and compelling historical fiction novel from the author of The Girl in the Picture, perfect for fans of The Nightingale and The Keeper of Happy Endings.

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Information

Publisher
HQ Digital
Year
2022
Print ISBN
9780008481117
eBook ISBN
9780008481100

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. About the Author
  3. Also by Kerry Barrett
  4. Title Page
  5. Copyright
  6. Table of Contents
  7. Dedication
  8. Prologue: Elsie
  9. Chapter 1: Elsie
  10. Chapter 2
  11. Chapter 3: Stephanie
  12. Chapter 4
  13. Chapter 5: Elsie
  14. Chapter 6: Stephanie
  15. Chapter 7: Elsie
  16. Chapter 8: Stephanie
  17. Chapter 9: Elsie
  18. Chapter 10: Stephanie
  19. Chapter 11: Elsie
  20. Chapter 12: Stephanie
  21. Chapter 13: Elsie
  22. Chapter 14: Stephanie
  23. Chapter 15
  24. Chapter 16: Elsie
  25. Chapter 17: Stephanie
  26. Chapter 18
  27. Chapter 19: Elsie
  28. Chapter 20
  29. Chapter 21
  30. Chapter 22
  31. Chapter 23: Stephanie
  32. Chapter 24: Elsie
  33. Chapter 25
  34. Chapter 26: Stephanie
  35. Chapter 27
  36. Chapter 28: Elsie
  37. Chapter 29: Stephanie
  38. Chapter 30: Elsie
  39. Chapter 31
  40. Chapter 32: Stephanie
  41. Chapter 33: Elsie
  42. Chapter 34: Stephanie
  43. Chapter 35: Elsie
  44. Chapter 36: Stephanie
  45. Chapter 37: Elsie
  46. Chapter 38: Stephanie
  47. Chapter 39: Elsie
  48. Chapter 40: Stephanie
  49. Chapter 41: Elsie
  50. Chapter 42: Stephanie
  51. Extract
  52. Acknowledgements
  53. Dear Reader …
  54. Keep Reading …
  55. About the Publisher

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