The Lost Letters

By: Sarah Mitchell

Narrated by: Tara Ward

Length: 10 hrs and 36 mins

Publisher's summary

A gripping book club novel about forbidden love, friendship, and family secrets in a time of war. Perfect for fans of The Letter by Kathryn Hughes, The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks, and The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society.

What if keeping your loved ones safe meant never seeing them again?

Canada, present day

When Martha’s beloved father dies, he leaves her two things: a mysterious stash of letters to an English woman named "Catkins" and directions to a beach hut in the English seaside town of Wells-Next-the-Sea. Martha is at a painful crossroads in her own life and seizes this chance for a trip to England - to discover more about her family’s past and the identity of her father’s secret correspondent.

Norfolk, 1940

Sylvia’s husband, Howard, has gone off to war, and she is struggling to raise her two children alone. Her only solace is her beach hut in Wells and her friendship with Connie, a woman she meets on the beach. The two women form a bond that will last a lifetime, and Sylvia tells Connie something that no one else knows: about a secret lover...and a child.

But the tragedy of war brings heartbreaking choices. And a promise made between the two women will echo down the years and could change everything for Martha....

©2018 Sarah Mitchell (P)2018 Bookouture

Intriguing story.

This book held my attention and offered an intriguing twist. It was at times hard to follow as the author’s style was to shift a character or event suddenly as if the reader had been part of the trail and then later fill in the details of how or when it happened. I found myself having to re-listen to parts to know if I’d just not been paying attention or if it was the author’s writing style. The narration was superb and added a great deal to the enjoyment of the story.

the lost letters

A great story of two families who met on a beach before WW2 and how their lives intersect until present day. the narrator was excellent. the book is well written, a must read. I wanted to know what other books she'd written

Love a Great Twist!

Very good story with a wonderful twist to it! The narrator was superb, which is so important when listening to audible books.

So enjoyable

Having not lived at this time in history, it was interesting to get a feel for the things people had to deal with then. I am glad, however, that I did not have to deal with those same things.

Great book!

Enjoyed the twists and turns!
Great job by narrator switching accents!
I recommend this book.

Disappointing

What a mess of thoughts put into a published book. Wonderful narration. A wasted credit

what a waste of money

I thought it would b more like the notebook where the story was mostly about the letters themselves but I'm at chapter 5 (and I skipped most of 3 &4) hoping to get to the letters not yet sigh a waste of $12. I'm going to continue skipping chapters until I find something about the letters. in the end don't waste $ or time.