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  • The Letter

  • Booktrack Edition
  • By: Kathryn Hughes
  • Narrated by: Rachel Atkins
  • Length: 9 hrs and 11 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (16 ratings)

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The Letter

By: Kathryn Hughes
Narrated by: Rachel Atkins
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Summary

The Letter: Booktrack Edition adds an immersive musical soundtrack to your audiobook listening experience!

Every so often a love story comes along to remind us that sometimes, in our darkest hour, hope shines a candle to light our way. Discover the Number One bestseller that has captured thousands of hearts worldwide...

Tina Craig longs to escape her violent husband. She works all the hours God sends to save up enough money to leave him, also volunteering in a charity shop to avoid her unhappy home. Whilst going through the pockets of a second-hand suit, she comes across an old letter, the envelope firmly sealed and unfranked. Tina opens the letter and reads it - a decision that will alter the course of her life for ever...

Billy Stirling knows he has been a fool, but hopes he can put things right. On 4th September 1939 he sits down to write the letter he hopes will change his future. It does - in more ways than he can ever imagine...

The Letter tells the story of two women, born decades apart, whose paths are destined to cross and how one woman's devastation leads to the other's salvation.


*Booktrack is an immersive format that pairs traditional audiobook narration to complementary music. The tempo and rhythm of the score are in perfect harmony with the action and characters throughout the audiobook. Gently playing in the background, the music never overpowers or distracts from the narration, so listeners can enjoy every minute. When you purchase this Booktrack edition, you receive the exact narration as the traditional audiobook available, with the addition of music throughout.

©2015 Kathryn Hughes (P)2015, 2019 Headline Publishing Group Ltd & Booktrack Holding Ltd (background soundtrack only)
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A wonderful, uplifting story (Lesley Pearse)

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easy to read

I did not want to stop reading..
I enjoyed every chapter and felt I knew all the characters.

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One of the best books ever

this has got to be one of the best books I’ve ever listened to . The characters,, te story line, absolutely everything about this is exceptional

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Irritating background sounds and music

The story was ok.
The narrator read in a patronisingly slow and pitiful way. I had to speed up the delivery.
But the sound effects and background music were ridiculous and irritating in the extreme.
What were the producers thinking?

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Story line was interesting but the overall enjoyment was marred by the choice of music through out - quite distracting and hindered the experience

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