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The Letter

By: Josephine Cox
Narrated by: Fran Burgoyne
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Summary
 Will its words uncover a dark family secret? Readers love Josephine Cox! ’Loved the story and the characters’ ’Family secrets hidden away for years. I really loved this story’ ’I was hooked from start to finish’ ’This one goes to the top of my list … a five star read’ Another gripping and dramatic family drama from the Sunday Times bestseller

Bella can’t wait to be married to her fiancée Sidney, and dreams of the day she will walk up the aisle to be given away by her widowed father, with her bookish sister Alice as her bridesmaid.

Their lives are disturbed when they receive a letter from their fifteen-year-old cousin Millie. Taken in by her austere aunt and uncle when her parents were killed in an accident, Millie says she is being badly treated and pleads to be rescued.

When the two sisters take a trip to find out the truth, things take a troubling turn. Millie is brought home to live with them, her only possessions her ill-fitting clothes and a tatty suitcase.

But soon they are questioning this act of kindness. Does their teenaged cousin just need some love and kindness? Or is she a troublemaker, with only mischief and malice on her mind…?

 Family Life Fiction Friendship Genre Fiction Small Town & Rural

Critic Reviews

Reader reviews for The Letter:

‘Loved the story and the characters’ Netgalley reviewer, 5 stars

‘It's so well written and the story line was addictive.’ Netgalley reviewer, 5 stars

‘What a brilliant book – so many rollercoasters, emotional, funny and sad’ Netgalley reviewer, 5 stars

‘A definite read again book on my shelf’ Netgalley reviewer, 5 stars

Praise for Josephine Cox:

'Thanks to her near faultless writing … readers will find it impossible to tear themselves away.' News of the World

'Another hit for Josephine Cox' Sunday Express

‘Cox's talent as storyteller never lets you escape the spell' Daily Mail

'Another masterpiece' Best

‘Another beautifully spun family epic' Scottish Daily Echo

'A born storyteller' Bedfordshire Times

‘A surefire winner' Woman's Weekly
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