THE LETTER FROM THE ISLAND IBD

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Every week Calliope writes a letter to her twin sister who died sixty years ago. One day, she receives a letter back...Present day, London. Now an elderly lady and living alone in her basement flat,áCalliopeádesperately misses the sun-soaked olive groves of her Greek island home. It has been over sixty years since she ran away. When the letter postmarked from Crete lands on her doorstep, she is shocked to the core by what it says. Her twin sister is alive:áWe need to talk about what happened.Now Calliope must make a confession to her beloved granddaughteráElla. Calliope needs to lay her lifetime of secrets to rest, and she needs EllaâÇÖs help...1944, Crete.áCalliopeáclutches the baby to her chest as they run down the cliff path to the blue water of the harbour. She is all the little one has left now, and they must escape. The boat the Allies sent wonâÇÖt wait forever. If only sheâÇÖd reached the village sooner, her twin sister would still be alive. She will never forgive herself, but she must stay strong for the baby.Calliope must make one final journey home. And what her and her granddaughter discover in Crete will change the course of their lives forever...A heartbreaking and uplifting novel of a family torn apart by a devastating secret that will sweep you away across the glittering sea to Greece. Fans of Victoria Hislop,áThe Letteráand Fiona Valpy wonâÇÖt be able to put this beautiful book down.Readers love Rose Alexander:âÇÖOH MY BROKEN HEART!!!!!!... Beautiful... Heart-warming...áI loved every single minute... Heartbreaking...áDeserves a million stars... Absolutely gut-wrenching. IácanâÇÖt even count the number of times I sobbed... My heart was justáshattering into pieces.âÇÖ Goodreads reviewer, â¡Èâ¡Èâ¡Èâ¡Èâ¡ÈâÇÖThis is a book youâÇÖll want to binge-read and you wonâÇÖt want to set it aside for anything!...I waságlued to the pages... Phenomenal...áWorthy of all the stars.âÇÖ Goodreads reviewer, â¡Èâ¡Èâ¡Èâ¡Èâ¡ÈâÇÖHad meáriveted from start to finish...áHad me reading deep into the nightáwith only a few hoursâÇÖ sleep before I put the kettle on again to finish... I cried...áI simply couldnâÇÖt put it down.âÇÖ Goodreads reviewer, â¡Èâ¡Èâ¡Èâ¡Èâ¡ÈâÇÖWow...áHit me like a sledgehammer... Devastating...áGut-wrenching... The mostábeautiful...The mostáheartwarming...áA privilege to read.âÇÖ Goodreads reviewer,â¡Èâ¡Èâ¡Èâ¡Èâ¡ÈâÇÖBeautiful... unlike anything IâÇÖve ever read before...áEntirely consumed me from beginning to end... heart-breaking...ápowerful... myábook of the year.áStunning...áUnforgettable.âÇÖáBeing AnneâÇÖTook me on a rollercoaster of emotions, andáI couldnâÇÖt put it down...ábeautifuláandáemotional...ákept me hookedáfrom start to finish... Captivating and heart-warming.âÇÖáKelly Lacey,â¡Èâ¡Èâ¡Èâ¡Èâ¡È