The Lost Letters of Evelyn Wright by Clare Swatman

 

The Lost Letters of Evelyn Wright by Clare Swatman -Women's fiction

 Oh wow! Another belter of a read from Clare. Beth has recently moved into a new house which required doing up, since divorcing her husband who now lives with his new partner in their old home. They have two young children and Beth naturally hates it when they are away from her, and even worse when they are with his new partner. Starting to spruce up the house, Beth discovers some old magazines and letters which are to and from an agony aunt in the 1950’s called Evelyn. Through these her now narrow world expands to horizons she never thought possible when she first moved. This is the story of how a few words on a page can make a difference to someone's life and maybe even shape the future.

I’m smiling while writing this. It's that sort of book that makes you look at your own life, perhaps wistfully at times, and what could have been done differently however it possibly turned out right in the end. We got here didn't we? It's about friendships that mean the world and not looking back too hard, but using the past experiences to guide us into the future. To being open to new ideas and friendships and believing that gut feeling along with ones from the heart. A treasure of a read and one I’m sure I will come back to again in the future. .

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The Lost Letters of Evelyn Wright

Starting over can be hard to do… So when mum of two Beth moves out of her beloved marital home and into an unloved and unkempt cottage, she can’t help but feel demoralised. Faced with months of DIY and dust, her children Jacob and Olivia aren’t impressed either. But when Beth finds a box of letters while she’s clearing out the children’s room, things start to look up. The correspondence is decades old, between agony aunt Evelyn and those in need of solace. Intrigued as to why the letters have been kept safe all these years, Beth can’t resist reading them, and as the wisdom and kindness of Evelyn falls off the pages, so Beth starts to feel she has a friend and champion in this woman she has never met. Good advice doesn’t age, and as life starts to look brighter, Beth begins to wonder if she could track down Evelyn and thank her for her help. But as Beth uncovers more about Evelyn’s story, it becomes clear that everything is not as it seems. And now Beth is determined to bring peace to Evelyn as she has to her. A spell-binding, heart-warming story of friendship, love and being brave enough to be yourself. Purchase Link - https://mybook.to/LettersEvelynSocial

Author Bio – Clare Swatman is the author of three women’s fiction novels, published by Macmillan, which have been translated into over 20 languages. She has been a journalist for over twenty years, writing for Bella and Woman & Home amongst many other magazines. She lives in Hertfordshire. Before We Grow Old, was published in January 2022. Social Media Links – Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/743024376094142/user/570416996/ Twitter https://twitter.com/clareswatman Instagram https://www.instagram.com/clareswatman/ Newsletter Sign Up: https://bit.ly/ClareSwatmannews Bookbub profile: Clare Swatman Books - BookBub