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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 bestsellerBella 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

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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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      Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
      Publication Date: 26/10/2023
      ISBN13: 9780008128647, 978-0008128647
      ISBN10: 0008128642

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      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 bestsellerBella 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

      Trade Review

      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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