Musée Stendhal

The letter / Kathryn Hughes

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Hughes, Kathryn (1964-....). Auteur

Edité par Headline review. London - 2015

Tina Craig longs to escape her violent husband. She works all the hours God sends to save up enough money to leave him, also volunteering in a charity shop to avoid her unhappy home. Whilst going through the pockets of a second-hand suit, she comes across an old letter, the envelope firmly sealed and unfranked. Tina opens the letter and reads it - a decision that will alter the course of her life for ever... Billy Stirling knows he has been a fool, but hopes he can put things right. On 4th September 1939 he sits down to write the letter he hopes will change his future. It does - in more ways than he can ever imagine...
Malheureuse au sein de son couple, Tina se réfugie souvent dans la boutique où elle est bénévole. Dans un vieux costume, elle découvre une lettre datant de 1939, qui contenait une demande en mariage. Elle décide de mener l'enquête pour découvrir l'histoire de la destinataire et la retrouver

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