{"product_id":"the-girl-in-the-letter-paperback","title":"The Girl in the Letter - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEmily Gunnis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRead her letter. Remember her story...\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eGripping. Mesmerising. Haunting. Heart-breaking. Once you've heard her story, you will never forget \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Girl in the Letter. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerfect 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.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSixty 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...\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA heartbreaking letter. A girl locked away. A mystery to be solved.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e1956\u003c\/b\u003e. 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePresent day. \u003c\/b\u003eSamantha 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSam 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... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eGripping. Heartwrenching. Twisting. Page-turning.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eUnravel the\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003estory of The Girl in the Letter.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ewww.headline.co.uk\u003cbr\u003eFiction £7.99\u003cbr\u003eISBN 9781472255099\u003cbr\u003eHeadline Review logo \u003cbr\u003eAlso available in ebook and audio\u003cbr\u003e(twitter logo) @EmilyGunnis\u003cbr\u003eCover credit...\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eEmily Gunnis previously worked in TV drama and lives in Brighton with her young family. She is one of the four daughters of \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Penny Vincenzi.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.7 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 30, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51772116828448,"sku":"9781472255099","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/4a172027af654190aab93a99bae1541e.webp?v=1780399433","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-girl-in-the-letter-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}