Letters to a Stranger: Absolutely heartbreaking wartime fiction about love and family secrets

It is and, even in rural Norfolk, no one can ignore the fact that the world is on the brink of war. But seventeen-year-old is trying her best to. She's young, she's beautiful, and she's in love - with her childhood sweetheart . She wants to close her eyes to her parents' fear, her brother's determination to sign up, and the sudden mistrust from the people in her village towards Edmondo's Italian family... But then everything changes. And Ruby makes a decision that will mean she has to keep a secret from everyone she knows, maybe forever... Until, eighty years later in , she finds herself, as an elderly woman, taking part in a letter-writing scheme. It's simply meant to stave off boredom, but when she begins corresponding with a total stranger - a young single mother named - an unexpected and beautiful friendship develops. And Ruby realises she has a chance to share that secret - before it dies with her. But Ruby and Cassie's lives are connected in ways they could never have imagined. And, as letters fly between them, truths will be revealed. Truths with the power to either destroy their new friendship, or give both women the chance to change their lives forever... ' ... .' Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ . ' Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ' Netgalley reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐