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Author:

Nunn, Kayte, author. aut.

Title:

The forgotten letters of Esther Durrant / Kayte Nunn.

Edition:

First U.S. edition.

Publisher:

William Morrow,

Copyright Date:

2020

Description:

375, 10 pages ; 21 cm.

Subject:

Love-letters--Fiction.
Secrecy--Fiction.
Grandmothers--Fiction.
Women marine scientists--Australia--Fiction.
Psychiatric hospital patients--England--Fiction.
Reminiscing in old age--Fiction.
Nineteen fifties--Fiction.
Domestic fiction.
Historical fiction.

Summary:

A cache of unsent love letters from the 1950s is found in a suitcase on a remote island. 1951. Esther Durrant, a young mother, is committed to an isolated mental asylum by her husband. Run by a pioneering psychiatrist, the hospital is at first Esther's prison but soon becomes her refuge. 2017. Free-spirited marine scientist Rachel Parker embarks on a research posting in the Isles of Scilly, off the Cornish coast. When a violent storm forces her to take shelter on a far-flung island, she discovers a collection of hidden love letters. Captivated by their passion and tenderness, Rachel determines to track down the intended recipient. Meanwhile, in London, Eve is helping her grandmother, a renowned mountaineer, write her memoirs. When she is contacted by Rachel, it sets in motion a chain of events that threatens to reveal secrets kept buried for more than sixty years."--Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

0062970585
9780062970589

Locations:

GBPF771 -- Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library (Ankeny)

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

TZPC572 -- Center Point Public Library (Center Point)

DBPE173 -- Clear Lake Public Library (Clear Lake)

JSPB572 -- Ely Public Library (Ely)

RNPC397 -- Mary J. Barnett Memorial Library (Guthrie Center)

GOPG641 -- Marshalltown Public Library (Marshalltown)

WWPC305 -- Milford Memorial Library (Milford)

GUPF501 -- Newton Public Library (Newton)

NWPC663 -- Nissen Public Library (Saint Ansgar)

XAPE737 -- Shenandoah Public Library (Shenandoah)

ESPD725 -- Sibley Public Library (Sibley)

HRPE845 -- Sioux Center Public Library (Sioux Center)

WOPA185 -- Washta Public Library (Washta)

GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)