Beginning with ~ the small things

Present Day
It was the small things she took pleasure in.  (loc. 84)


March 1973
This time she was going to die, of that she was certain.  (loc. 106)



The Letter ~ by Kathryn Hughes, 2013, fiction (England)

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.

I'm rather tired of books covering different people in different time periods, wondering how the authors will bring the whole thing together in the end.  But I'll give this one a chance.  I've read about 30% of this one on my Kindle (no page numbers to share here), and I'll keep reading to find out what happens.

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