The Girl in the Letter A home for un..., Emily Gunnis
The Girl in the Letter A home for un..., Emily Gunnis
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The Girl in the Letter: A home for unwed mothers; a heartbreaking secret in this historical bestseller inspired by true events

Author: Emily Gunnis

Narrator: Jane McDowell

Unabridged: 10 hr 4 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Review

Published: 08/01/2018

Synopsis

'A great book, truly hard to put down. Fast paced, brilliantly plotted and desperately sad at times - all hallmarks of a bestseller' Lesley Pearse on The Girl in the Letter

'I was gripped by The Girl in the Letter. The story is compelling, twisty, heart-wrenching and thought-provoking. A novel that stays with you' Sophie Kinsella

Perfect for fans of Kate Morton and Kathryn Hughes, this gripping novel of long-buried secrets will stay with you for ever.

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...

(P)2018 Headline Publishing Group Ltd

About Emily Gunnis

Emily Gunnis previously worked in TV drama and lives in Swansea with her young family. She is one of the four daughters of Sunday Times bestselling author Penny Vincenzi.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Berit☀️✨ on August 13, 2018

4.5 Mesmerizing Stars 🌟🌟🌟🌟.5 This was such a heart wrenching captivating story very reminiscent of “before We Were Yours”; One of my top reads of 2017... i’m not a big fan of comparing books, but in this case it is almost impossible not to... from the duel timelines to the horrific treatment of child......more

Goodreads review by Adele Shea on September 27, 2018

This book grabbed a hold of me for the first three quarters of it. The whole story in regards a Mother and Baby facility in the 1950/60/70, was fascinating but at time hard to read. To think that these types of places actually existed is hard to comprehend. The last quarter of the book dragged on fo......more

Goodreads review by SVETLANA on March 07, 2024

The history of houses for unmarried mothers is a very depressing one. It has not been discussed enough and should attract more authors to write about it. In this sense, the book The Girl in the Letter was very welcomed for me. This is a story about very young Ivy Jenkins who fell pregnant and was......more

Goodreads review by Dale on February 19, 2020

The prologue starts in 1959 with a letter written to a child called Elvira. The letter written by Ivy helps plan a way of escape for Elvira. Ivy is an unmarried mother whose baby Rose was taken away at birth by the nuns at St Margaret’s where Ivy’s mother and her stepfather who is also Ivy’s uncle s......more

Goodreads review by Justina on January 30, 2021

Kokia liūdna,šokiruojanti, bet stipri ir gera knyga. Verta paskaityti,man tikrai patiko.♥️......more

Quotes

A great book, truly hard to put down. Fast-paced, brilliantly plotted and desperately sad at times - all hallmarks of a bestseller

Compelling, twisty, heart-wrenching and thought-provoking. A novel that stays with you

What a heartfelt emotional story, made even more so because it's based on a shocking truth. I raced through it, involved, moved and gripped Fanny Blake

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