The Lost Letters of William Woolf: The most uplifting and charming debut of the year
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By Helen Cullen
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Lose yourself in the uplifting, escapist debut of the year . . .
‘If you liked Harold Fry and Me Before You, you will love Cullen’s nostalgic debut. This life-affirming book will draw you in and keep you there’ Independent
William Woolf is a letter detective at the Dead Letters Depot in East London, spending his days reuniting lost mail with its intended recipient.
But when he discovers a series of letters addressed simply to ‘My Great Love’ everything changes . . .
Written by a woman to a soulmate she hasn’t met yet, her heartfelt words stir William in ways he has long forgotten.
Could they be destined for him? And what would that mean for his own troubled marriage?
William must follow the clues in the letters to solve his most important mystery yet: his own heart.
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‘I found myself totally transported into William’s poignant and beguiling world of lost opportunities and love’ A. J. Pearce, author of Sunday Times bestseller Dear Mrs Bird
‘An enchanting contribution to the popular new trend of ’up lit’, like Gail Honeyman’s Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine’ Irish Times
‘Delightful’ Sunday Times
SHORTLISTED FOR NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR, IRISH BOOK AWARDS
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I enjoyed this book very much but it was enhanced by the fact that I listened to it on Audible with the great Rupert Penry-Jones doing all the voices excellently, it really brought it to life. It helped to distinguish between the characters and places, especially hearing the different accents and dialects. I think one of the great draws of the book is the idea of William’s job, wouldn’t we all love to do it?
The descriptions were lovely, I could practically feel those beautiful dark blue envelopes. The idea of the job was good in that William could get about freely. I couldn’t imagine the tweedy William in the extreme fancy dress, but was prepared to suspend my disbelief.
