Letters to the Lost
Format: Hardcover
ISBN:
9781250066770 (1250066778)
ASIN: 1250066778
Publish date: 2015-05-26
Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books
Pages no: 384
Edition language: English
Now and again a book comes along that is just so perfectly formed that I almost don't mind if nothing happens. Letters to the Lost was one of these, so beautifully written that I didn't want it to end, and when it did I was left with tears streaming down my face. There are two time eras involved, ...
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