Three Words for Goodbye, Hazel Gaynor
Three Words for Goodbye, Hazel Gaynor
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Three Words for Goodbye
A Novel

Author: Hazel Gaynor, Heather Webb

Narrator: Suzanne Toren, Ann Marie Gideon, Megan Tusing

Unabridged: 9 hr 40 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 07/27/2021


Synopsis

From Hazel Gaynor and Heather Webb, the bestselling authors of Meet Me in Monaco, comes a coming-of-age novel set in pre-WWII Europe, perfect for fans of Jennifer Robson, Beatriz Williams, and Kate Quinn.  

Three cities, two sisters, one chance to correct the past . . .New York, 1937: When estranged sisters Clara and Madeleine Sommers learn their grandmother is dying, they agree to fulfill her last wish: to travel across Europe—together. They are to deliver three letters, in which Violet will say goodbye to those she hasn’t seen since traveling to Europe forty years earlier; a journey inspired by famed reporter, Nellie Bly.Clara, ever-dutiful, sees the trip as an inconvenient detour before her wedding to millionaire Charles Hancock, but it’s also a chance to embrace her love of art. Budding journalist Madeleine relishes the opportunity to develop her ambitions to report on the growing threat of Hitler’s Nazi party and Mussolini’s control in Italy.Constantly at odds with each other as they explore the luxurious Queen Mary, the Orient Express, and the sights of Paris and  Venice,, Clara and Madeleine wonder if they can fulfil Violet’s wish, until a shocking truth about their family brings them closer together. But as they reach Vienna to deliver the final letter, old grudges threaten their reconciliation again. As political tensions rise, and Europe feels increasingly volatile, the pair are glad to head home on the Hindenburg, where fate will play its hand in the final stage of their journey.

About Hazel Gaynor

Hazel Gaynor is an award-winning New York Times and USA Today bestselling author known for her deeply moving historical novels which explore the defining events of the 20th century. A recipient of the 2015 RNA Historical Novel of the Year award, her work has since been shortlisted for multiple awards in the UK and Ireland. Her latest novel, The Last Lifeboat, was a Times of London historical novel of the month, shortlisted for the 2023 Irish Book Awards and recipient of the 2024 Audie Award for Best Fiction Narrator. Hazel’s work has been translated into twenty languages and is published in twenty-seven territories to date. She lives in Ireland with her family.

About Heather Webb

Heather Webb is the award-winning and USA Today bestselling author of ten historical novels, including her most recent The Next Ship Home, Queens of London, and Strangers in the Night. To date, her books have been translated to eighteen languages. She lives in Connecticut with her family and two mischievous cats. 


Reviews

Goodreads review by Literary on February 09, 2021

I loved THREE WORDS FOR GOODBYE by the dynamic duo Hazel Gaynor and Heather Webb. The story is set in 1937, a volatile time in history as Hitler consolidated power. Against this backdrop, two sisters in New York are asked by their dying grandmother to deliver three letters across Europe as her final......more

Goodreads review by Elizabeth of Silver's Reviews on July 28, 2021

A trip to Europe with my sister to deliver letters to people Grandmother knew? How could Grandmother Violet do this to us? Why couldn't she just mail the letters? Madeleine and Clara have not gotten along for most of their lives and most definitely not for the past year. Going on this trip will be mor......more

Goodreads review by Julia on October 27, 2021

Sisterhood is at the centre of this road trip historical fiction. I was completely drawn in by the story of two sisters needing to repair their relationship while also fulfilling one of their grandmother’s final wishes, and it was fascinating seeing the book set against a changing Interwar Europe.......more

Goodreads review by Mary on October 08, 2021

4.5/5 I first fell in love with Hazel Gaynor and Heather Webb when I read their first co-written novel Last Christmas in Paris, and then when I got to meet Webb at a book event, I loved them even more! So, I got really excited when I saw Three Words for Goodbye was coming out. This writing duo has se......more

Goodreads review by Kellie on December 26, 2024

A 10/10 shiny stars rating from me!!! ✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨💫 I am the youngest of 5 children and have 3 older brothers and 1 older sister. We're all extremely close to each other! 💚 If you have a sister, brother, very close friends or any cousins, aunt or parents ect., then reading this book will definitely tou......more