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The Letter / The Secret / The Key
Available together for the first time in ebook, discover the heartrending novels from the No.1 bestselling author Kathryn Hughes. Perfect for fans of Lesley Pearse, Susan Lewis and Nicholas Sparks...
THE LETTER
Tina Craig longs to escape her violent husband. When she comes across an old letter in the pocket of a second-hand suit, her decision to read it will alter the course of her life for ever...
Billy Stirling knows he has been a fool, but hopes he can put things right. The letter he sits down to write on 4th September 1939 will change his future in more ways than he can ever imagine...
THE SECRET
Mary has been nursing a secret. Forty years ago, she made a choice that would change her world for ever, and alter the path of someone she holds dear.
Beth is searching for answers. When she finds a faded newspaper cutting amongst her mother's things, she realises the key to her son's future lies in her own past. She must go back to where it all began to unlock... The Secret.
THE KEY
1956: It's Ellen Crosby's first day as a student nurse at Ambergate Hospital. When she meets a young woman admitted by her father, little does Ellen know that a choice she will make is to change both their lives for ever...
2006: When Sarah discovers a suitcase belonging to a patient who entered the now abandoned Ambergate fifty years earlier, the shocking contents will lead Sarah to unravel a forgotten story of tragedy and lost love, and the chance to make an old wrong right . . .
THE LETTER
Tina Craig longs to escape her violent husband. When she comes across an old letter in the pocket of a second-hand suit, her decision to read it will alter the course of her life for ever...
Billy Stirling knows he has been a fool, but hopes he can put things right. The letter he sits down to write on 4th September 1939 will change his future in more ways than he can ever imagine...
THE SECRET
Mary has been nursing a secret. Forty years ago, she made a choice that would change her world for ever, and alter the path of someone she holds dear.
Beth is searching for answers. When she finds a faded newspaper cutting amongst her mother's things, she realises the key to her son's future lies in her own past. She must go back to where it all began to unlock... The Secret.
THE KEY
1956: It's Ellen Crosby's first day as a student nurse at Ambergate Hospital. When she meets a young woman admitted by her father, little does Ellen know that a choice she will make is to change both their lives for ever...
2006: When Sarah discovers a suitcase belonging to a patient who entered the now abandoned Ambergate fifty years earlier, the shocking contents will lead Sarah to unravel a forgotten story of tragedy and lost love, and the chance to make an old wrong right . . .
847 pages, Kindle Edition
Published May 1, 2020
About the author
Kathryn Hughes
28 books817 followersKathryn Hughes was born in Altrincham, near Manchester. After completing a secretarial course, Kathryn met her husband and they married in Canada. For twenty-nine years they ran a business together, raised two children and travelled when they could to places such as India, Singapore, South Africa and New Zealand. Kathryn and her family now make their home in a village near Manchester. The Letter, Kathryn's first novel, was an international bestseller, and her second The Secret has been highly acclaimed. Kathryn is now at work on her third novel, The Key.~ Headline Publishing
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July 13, 2022
3 amazing and distinct novels!
I loved reading all 3 novels and cannot tell you which I liked best! They each had interesting twists and turns with many surprises along the way. I was captivated by each, especially The Key and stayed up late tonight to finish it. Kathryn Hughes is a gifted writer, skilled at character development and designing pictures with words.
I loved reading all 3 novels and cannot tell you which I liked best! They each had interesting twists and turns with many surprises along the way. I was captivated by each, especially The Key and stayed up late tonight to finish it. Kathryn Hughes is a gifted writer, skilled at character development and designing pictures with words.
February 27, 2023
Three amazingly different books!
Almost a different style of writing too.
The Key was just long enough, it took such a turn that I was pleased to have stuck with it.
I really enjoyed reading them all and will read more from this author.
Almost a different style of writing too.
The Key was just long enough, it took such a turn that I was pleased to have stuck with it.
I really enjoyed reading them all and will read more from this author.
February 1, 2023
Quick read. I liked it a lot although it got a little sappy.
January 14, 2026
Great read!
I thoroughly enjoyed reading these three books. I highly recomendación them to anyone who enjoyed historical fiction. All three books are wonderful.
I thoroughly enjoyed reading these three books. I highly recomendación them to anyone who enjoyed historical fiction. All three books are wonderful.
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