The Letter Reader

In the historical novel "The War Artist" by Jan Cacey, Connie Allinson joins the WRNS and becomes a letter censor during World War II. She is drawn into reading the secrets of the letters she censors and is haunted by their memories in 1967. Seeking freedom and closure, she begins to track down the authors of the letters, risking her marriage and uncovering their past.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 384 pages
Publication date: 11 May 2023
Publisher: Head of Zeus

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1941. London. Keen to do her bit in the war, Connie Allinson joins the WRNS and is posted as a letter censor. Her task: to read and alter correspondence to ensure no sensitive information crosses enemy lines. At first, she is not sure she's up to it, but is soon drawn in by the letters she reads, and their secrets...

1967. Doncaster. Bored of her domestic life, Connie desperately wants a job, but her controlling husband Arthur won't hear of it. Looking for an escape, and plagued by memories of letters she read during the war, she makes a bid for freedom and starts secretly tracking down their authors. Will uncovering their past give Connie the key to her present? And will she be able to find them all before Arthur discovers what she is keeping from him? A page-turning and evocative historical timeslip, for fans of Mandy Robothom and Melanie Hudson.

Weight: 266g
Dimension: 197 x 130 x 31 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781803283845