The Book of Last Letters

'Heart-breaking but so uplifting – Kerry really is a hugely talented voice.' Nicola Cornick, author of The Forgotten Sister Inspired by an incredible true story, this is an unforgettable novel about love, loss and one impossible choice... London, 1940When nurse Elsie offers to send a reassuring letter to the family of a patient, she has an idea. She begins a book of last letters: messages to be sent on to wounded soldiers' loved ones should the very worst come to pass, so that no one is left without a final goodbye. But one message will change Elsie's life forever. When a patient makes a devastating request, can Elsie find the strength to do the unthinkable? London, present dayStephanie has a lot of people she'd like to speak to: her estranged brother, to whom her last words were in anger; her nan, whose dementia means she is only occasionally lucid enough to talk. When she discovers a book of wartime letters, Stephanie realises the importance of our final words – and uncovers the...