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The Girl in the Letter: the Most Gripping, Heartwrenching Page-Turner of the Year
The Girl in the Letter: the Most Gripping, Heartwrenching Page-Turner of the Year | EMILY. GUNNIS
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Read her letter. Remember her story... Gripping. Mesmerising. Haunting. Heart-breaking. Once you've heard her story, you will never forget The Girl in the Letter. Perfect for fans of Kate Morton, Rachel Hore and Kathryn Hughes, this page-turning, moving novel of separation and long-buried secrets will stay with you for ever. In the winter of 1956 pregnant young Ivy is sent in disgrace to St Margaret's, a home for unmarried mothers in the south of England, run by nuns, to have her child. Her baby daughter is adopted. Ivy will never leave. Sixty years later, journalist Samantha stumbles upon a series of letters from Ivy to her lover, pleading with him to rescue her from St Margaret's before it is too late. As Sam pieces together Ivy's tragic story, terrible secrets about St Margaret's dark past begin to emerge. What happened to Ivy, to her baby, and to the hundreds of children born in the home? What links a number of mysterious, sudden deaths in the area? And why are those who once worked at St Margaret's so keen that the truth should never be told? As Sam unpicks the sinister web of lies surrounding St Margaret's, she also looks deep within - to confront some unwelcome truths of her own...
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Krystle13
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Onto this one!🤓

Gissy Love that mug!😍 4y
Krystle13 @Gissy thanks! A friend of mine made it for ms 4y
Krystle13 @Gissy me *** 4y
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CassieLovesBooks
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What a wonderfully emotional read! Once you get started you wont want to put this one down.

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Rhondareads
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Weekend book mail two books that made me dance the happy dance💃

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KrystleTheBookSlayer
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In 2017, journalist Sam discovers old letters from 1956 from a young girl staying at St. Margaret's (a home for unwed mothers). Sam sets out to learn more about this woman & discovers abuse & mysterious deaths of those connected with the facility.

The story was told from multiple POVs. Overall, the writing was good, especially for a 1st novel. I did think that some things were a bit too far fetched, but it still made for interesting reading.

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KrystleTheBookSlayer
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Starting The Girl in the Letter tonight, it sounds good (will be released August 1). Also I made a first attempt at making shrimp springrolls for supper, I think I did okay 😅. #DinnerAndABook

JoScho They look legit! 6y
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1956. When Ivy falls pregnant shes sent to St Margaret's, a house for unmarried mothers. Her babys adopted. Ivy will never leave.

Present day. Sams a journalist. When she stumbles on a letter from the past, the contents shock her. The letters from a mother, begging to be rescued from St Margaret's. Sams pulled into a story surrounded by unexplained deaths. With a house set for demolition, Sam has hours to solve a mystery before the truth is lost.

Redy2trvl Very similar premise to The Secret Scripture. Sounds intriguing! 6y
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