Dear Charlie: Letters to a Lost Daughter

by Reg Thompson

Charlotte Thompson and her school friend were killed by a train at Elsenham station in Essex. Following her death, Charlie's father began writing a series of remarkable letters to his lost daughter.

Genres: Nonfiction, Biography

Hardcover

First published January 1, 2006

Reviews

[Leanne Meredith · Rating 5 out of 5]

Told from a father’s point of view through letters written to his lost daughter, this is an extremely poignant and moving account of a family trying to come to terms with their bereavement. I would highly recommend it.

[EnterEndorphins · Rating 5 out of 5]

STOCK UP ON TISSUES!
I tried to read this book in 2018 for a school project but didn’t even make halfway before I had to DNF it since it hit far too close to home for me. Emailed my teacher to apologise and ask permission to switch to a different book.
It’s so beautifully written I ended up crying on the bus when I tried to read it during my commute. And I had to call my brother in the middle of the night and ask him to come over so I could hug him because I had tried to read before bed (luckily he lived next door at the time so he didn’t even have to put any shoes on).
I really wish I could finish this book and honour Charlie’s memory, but I’m crying again, 4 years later, just from writing this review.

[Helen Bishenden · Rating 5 out of 5]

Make sure you have tissues. Poignant letters from a father to his daughter following a tragic accident when she was only 13. Talking of the memories, telling his daughter on the comings and goings of day to day life in all its rawness of the grief a family is going through. The fight for justice, the overwhelming weight of those at fault who may never own up to the responsibility, the fear it may happen again. The meaning of family & true friendship & that life can change in just a split second which keeps you fighting on for your loved one.

[Shazza Jones · Rating 4 out of 5]

Such a heartbreaking read,but so beautifully written.
It`s just the diary of the days that followed this mans daughters death,
it`s so sad,and so open.
Really good book.

[Whatsername · Rating 3 out of 5]

Io l'ho vissuto con mio fratello ma non è come perdere un figlio...ho guardato gli occhi dei miei genitori mille volte ma non è come provare il loro dolore...ora ho dei figli e non riesco ad immaginare la mia vita senza di loro...credo che come dice Reg è COME UN'AMPUTAZIONE, il peggiore dolore del mondo che non augurerei neppure al mio peggior nemico.........

[Sandie · Rating 4 out of 5]

After the loss of his daughter Charlie, her father writes letters to her telling her about whats been happening and how hes feeling trying to live and cope everyday after her tragic accident. Sad and very moving.

[Row · Rating 4 out of 5]

A truly truthful, heart wrenching book of a father's personal grief and how his family try to cope with incomprehensible pain...
Spent several chapters in tears interspersed with humorous moments. An emotionally difficult read.

[Alison Gray]

The heartbreak of a father after his daughters tragic death, a very moving book.

[Isabella · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wonderful, wonderful book. Touching. It brought me to tears several times. I want to know how the Thompsons are doing now. I've grown to think of them as family.

[Emma Armstrong-Craddock · Rating 5 out of 5]

A moving account of a father coping with the loss of his daughter. Insightful and personal; a truly heartbreaking story.

[Catherine Walker · Rating 4 out of 5]

Tough to read but very moving

[Krystal · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing book would read again