Winner of the RNA Romantic Novel of the Year 2011.

If you are looking for a thoroughly romantic read that will have you grabbing for the tissues with tears of joy and sadness then this is a must read. It’s full of warm and wonderful characters and will keep you reading in to the wee small hours not wanting it to end. Pure romance.

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Synopsis

When journalist Ellie looks through her newspaper's archives for a story, she doesn't think she'll find anything of interest. Instead she discovers a letter from 1960, written by a man asking his lover to leave her husband -- and Ellie is caught up in the intrigue of a past love affair. Despite, or perhaps because of her own romantic entanglements with a married man. In 1960, Jennifer wakes up in hospital after a car accident. She can't remember anything -- her husband, her friends, who she used to be. And then, when she returns home, she uncovers a hidden letter, and begins to remember the lover she was willing to risk everything for. Ellie and Jennifer's stories of passion, adultery and loss are wound together in this richly emotive novel -- interspersed with real 'last letters'.

Reviews

'A fabulous, emotional and evocative book - perfect for anyone who loves Mad Men'
Sophie Kinsella

'Beautifully written ... an exquisite tale of love lost, love found and the power of letter writing.' ***** -- Sunday Express

'An utterly absorbing and blissfully romantic read'
Daily Telegraph

'A gorgeously romantic and partner-ignoringly compulsive read ... Immaculately paced, genuinely touching and stuffed with Mad Men-esque period details, it's a page-turner that loves words themselves.'
Independent on Sunday

'Exciting, moving, intriguing; the atmosphere's perfect, the plotting is masterly, the characters are brilliant'
Penny Vincenzi

'I lost myself completely in THE LAST LETTER FROM YOUR LOVER, I totally adored it. Utterly compulsive and swooningly romantic, it's just perfect.'
Jenny Colgan

About the Author

Jojo Moyes was born in 1969 and was brought up in London. A journalist and writer, she worked for the Independent newspaper until 2001. She lives in East Anglia with her husband and two children. More books by this author Author 'Like for Like' recommendation