The Postmistress - Softcover

Blake, Sarah

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0141046619 ISBN 13: 9780141046617

Publisher: Penguin, 2011

Synopsis

The Sunday Times bestseller The Postmistress by Sarah Blake is a heart-rending and profoundly moving story of love and loss in World War II.

It is 1940, and bombs fall nightly on London.

In the thick of the chaos is young American radio reporter Frankie Bard. She huddles close to terrified strangers in underground shelters, and later broadcasts stories about survivors in rubble-strewn streets. But for her listeners, the war is far from home.

Listening to Frankie are Iris James, a Cape Cod postmistress, and Emma Fitch, a doctor's wife. Iris hears the winds stirring and knows that soon the letters she delivers will bear messages of hope or tragedy. Emma is desperate for news of London, where her husband is working - she counts the days until his return.

But one night in London the fates of all three women entwine when Frankie finds a letter - a letter she vows to deliver . . .

The Postmistress is an unforgettable story of three women: their loves, their partings and the secrets they must bear, or bury . . .

'A beautifully written, though-provoking novel that I'm telling everyone to read' Kathryn Stockett, author of The Help

'A brilliant story, beautifully crafted, that touches the heart and captures the imagination' Sunday Express

'Unforgettable, heart-wrenching, captivating. A profoundly moving story of love, loss and life in war time' Sunday Independent

'Heartbreaking' Daily Express

'A World War Two blockbuster with echoes of Atonement' Red

'A moving tale that will stay with you long after the final page' Good Housekeeping

Sarah Blake lives in Washington, D.C., with her husband, the poet Josh Weiner, and their two sons.

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Review:

A beautifully written, thought provoking novel that I'm telling everyone I know to read (Kathryn Stockett, Author Of The Help )

I loved it. It’s exquisite and I wish I’d written it. It’s truly a lovely, moving and beautifully evocative book. (Cathy Kelly )

Unforgettable, insightful and compelling... Perfectly recreates the cadences of passion while also conjuring up the wrenching, nightmare suspense of history in the making (Sena Jeter Naslund, Author Of Ahab's Wife )

About the Author:

Sarah Blake lives in Washington, D.C., with her husband, the poet Josh Weiner, and their two sons.

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0141046619
• ISBN 13: 9780141046617
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 326