The Girl in the Letter

Posted on 15 April 2017 by Emily Gunnis

A heartbreaking letter A girl locked away A mystery to be solved.1956 When Ivy Jenkins falls pregnant she is sent in disgrace to St Margaret s, a dark, brooding house for unmarried mothers Her baby is adopted against her will Ivy will never leave.Present day Samantha Harper is a journalist desperate for a break When she stumbles on a letter from the past, the contents shock and move her The letter is from a young mother, begging to be rescued from St Margaret s Before it is too late.Sam is pulled into the tragic story and discovers a spate of unexplained deaths surrounding the woman and her child With St Margaret s set for demolition, Sam has only hours to piece together a sixty year old mystery before the truth, which lies disturbingly close to home, is lost forever Read her letter Remember her story Download The Girl in the Letter Author Emily Gunnis – kino-fada.fr 4.5 Mesmerizing Stars .5This was such a heart wrenching captivating story very reminiscent of before We Were Yours One of my top reads of 2017 i m not a big fan of comparing books, but in this case it is almost impossible not to from the duel timelines to the horrific treatment of children steeped in history if you enjoyed BWWY you will absolutely be entranced by this book as well.There are so many layers to the story so many well developed multi dimensional characters, but 4.5 Mesmerizing Stars .5This was such a heart wrenching captivating story very reminiscent of before We Were Yours One of my top reads of 2017 i m not a big fan of comparing books, but in this case it is almost impossible not to from the duel timelines to the horrific treatment of children steeped i...I received a free e copy of The Girl in the Letter by Emily Gunnis from Goodreads for my honest review.Ivy Jenkins is sent to St Margarets in 1956 She is pregnant but not married and her family is ashamed She is told that when she has her baby, it will be adopted and then she gets to go back home.In present day, Sam, a mother and journalist is exhausted and needs a break in her career She comes across a letter and decides to investigate the information in it Further letters emerge come fo...I received a free e copy of The Girl in the Letter by Emily Gunnis from Goodreads for my honest review Ivy Jenkins is sent to St Margarets in 1956 She is pregnant but not married and her family is ashamed She is told that when she has her baby, it will be adopted and then she gets to go back home In present day, Sam, a mother and journalist is exhausted and needs a break in her career She comes across a letter and decides to investigate the information in it Further letters emerge come fo I received a free e copy of The Girl in the Letter by Emily Gunnis from Goodreads for my honest review Ivy Jenki...Girl in the Letter by Emily Gunnis is the sad story of unmarried girls who are sent by their families to mother and baby homes to give birth and the way they are treated while they are there This book also tells the story of Kit...This book grabbed a hold of me for the first three quarters of it The whole story in regards a Mother and Baby facility in the 1950 60 70, was fascinating but at time hard to read To think that these types of places actually...4.5 StarsWhat an emotionally, harrowing novel The Girl in the Letter was much darker than I expected and so, so sad but I very much enjoyed it For me, knowing that it is based on historical facts, made the book all theemotional, moving, and disturbing, especially since the facts are almost too horrific to think about I honestly had no idea that there were mother and babies homes like this in the UK in the middle part of the 1900s and after research of my own apparently ones run by the 4.5 StarsWhat an emotionally, harrowing novel The Girl in the Letter was much darker than I expected and so, so sad but I very much enjoyed it For me, knowing that it is based on historical facts, made the book all theemotional, moving, and disturbing, especially since the facts are almost too horrific to think about I...4.5 5 Wow The Girl in the Letter has left me rather speechless and let me tell you that doesn t happen very often I feel quite lost for words and slightly incapable of forming any kind of coherent sentence, nor do I have a clue as to how to do this novel justice.In her debut novel, Emily Gunnis tackles one of the most disturbing topics in history That of the mother and baby homes, where single expecting mothers were sent to give birth away from the disapproving eyes of relatives and n 4.5 5 Wow The Girl in the Letter has left me rather speechless and let me tell you that doesn t happen very often I feel quite lost for words and slightly incapable of forming any kind of coherent sentence, nor do I have a clue as to how to do this novel justice.In her debut novel, Emily Gunnis tackles one of the most disturbing topics in history That of the mother and baby homes, where single expecting mothers were sent to give birth away from the disapproving eyes of relatives and neighbours They were often forced to give their babies up for adoption with no hope of ever seeing them again.The story starts in 1956 when young Ivy is sent to St Margaret s Abandoned by her family and the boy who got her pregnant, the circumstances in which she finds herself are utterly devastating Sixty years later, reporter Samantha stum...I m speechless ,this was a thought provoking this book book which keeps you gripped and leaves you thinking about it even after you ve finished it It s not a subject I know a lot about, but I found it heart breaking that in the 50 s till the 70 s unmarried mothers were sent away to give birth have their babies adopted, but what saddened me was that when these girls needed love and support,they were treat...The chapters in this story alternate between 1956, telling Ivy s story and 2017, following Sam s research for an article While this is a story about family bonds, loss and perseverance, it is also an eye opening story about the abuse of power and a society whose judgement isimportant than the welfare of its children With issues like those, it s not surprising that this book has emotional scenes.A heartbreaking letter A girl locked away A mystery to be solved.I so enjoyed that this wa The chapters in this story alternate between 1956, telling Ivy s story and 2017, following Sam s research for an article While this is a story about family bonds, loss and perseverance, it is also an eye opening story about the abuse of power and a society whose judgement isimportant than the welfare of its children With issues like those, it s not surprising that this book has emotional scenes.A heartbreaking letter A girl locked away A mystery to be solved.I so enjoyed that this wasn t your usualunwed mothers in the Catholic laundrystory The author really revved it up a notch by adding a murderous twist to this exceptional story line, so I was pleasantly surprised.This is an incredible story that s very beautifully written The characters were so real and all I wanted was to embrace them, steal them away from their separate horrors Brava, Ms Gunnis, I set my life aside to read your book and was completely mesmerized by the depth of your characters and the beauty they still manage...4.5 Oh my What to say about this book When I first saw the description it was one that absolutely appealed to me Dual time, historical fiction just the sort of book I love What I wasn t expecting was such an emotional, harrowing and dark read, bordering on the thriller genre.The story begins with a prologue in 1959 and a letter from Ivy Jenkins addressed to someone called Elvira This is the first of many heart breaking letters that we see from Ivy Ivy s backstory is gradually revealed bu 4.5 Oh my What to say about this book When I f...

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15 April 2017

Emily Gunnis