The Girl in the Letter
- Authors: Emily Gunnis
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- Genres: Mystery
- Rank:Top 200 in Best Historical Thrillers Books on Amazon
- Rating: 4.2 based on 43,604 reviews
- Release Date: July 30, 2019
- Print length: 384 pages (Paperback)
About the book
A heartbreaking letter. A girl locked away. A mystery to be solved.
1956. When Ivy Jenkins falls pregnant she is sent in disgrace to St Margaret's, a dark, brooding house for unmarried mothers. Her baby is adopted against her will. Ivy will never leave.
Present day. Samantha Harper is a journalist desperate for a break. When she stumbles on a letter from the past, the contents shock and move her. The letter is from a young mother, begging to be rescued from St Margaret's. Before it is too late.
Sam is pulled into the tragic story and discovers a spate of unexplained deaths surrounding the woman and her child. With St Margaret's set for demolition, Sam has only hours to piece together a sixty-year-old mystery before the truth, which lies disturbingly close to home, is lost for ever...
Read her letter. Remember her story...
Perfect for fans of and , this gripping novel of long-buried secrets, inspired by a true story, will stay with you for ever.
Praise for this book
I was gripped... compelling, twisty, heart-wrenching and thought-provoking. A novel that stays with you
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