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Letters to Iris

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April 2018 Book of the Month

'A gloriously uplifting story about love in all its forms from the Number One Sunday Times bestselling author of The Reading Group and Things I Want My Daughters to Know.'

This author has certainly not lost her touch despite it being six years since her last book.  This is warm, affectionate, engaging and insightful.  Well written with well portrayed characters who interconnect with each other in a tale that grabs your interest from the first chapters and holds it to the satisfying final page.  The story revolves around two women, young pregnant Tess who has just left her boyfriend and gone home to mum, and middle-aged Gigi who has just left her husband and needs to sort her life out.  Her three kids have grown up and her marriage is stale.  The person Tess loves most in her family is her grandmother Iris who is slipping away in a home.  The same home houses Gigi’s father-in-law.  Here then is a wonderful multi-generational cast.  Mix them together, plus Gigi’s family, and you get a tale of real depth and emotion.  The letters of the title are from Iris’ brother during and just after World War II plus some from her grandfather from the same period.  They are poignant and affect Tess greatly.  A wonderful read, highly recommended.

Sarah Broadhurst

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Letters To Iris speaks to all stages of life: from youth to old age. I’m sure that this book will ring as true to you as it did to me. It brought tears to my eyes, so don’t forget the issues!

I love books with letters at their heart, and Elizabeth Nobel’s Letters To Iris is no exception. Letters are a way of letting us know a character’s thoughts and feelings, sharing them with us and the person they are writing them to. 

 

Elizabeth explores the innermost thoughts of her characters in heartbreaking clarity. Their dilemmas feel all too real. Within a couple of chapters, I was reminded of when I began to lose my grandmother, when her mind began to wander towards the end of her life.

 

This story speaks to all stages of life: from youth to old age. I enjoyed the journey of Iris, Tess and Gigi. At the beginning, the characters all feel so isolated, but later they find consolation in each other and through those letters.... Read Full Review

Sandra Makower

Wonderful: warm and wise, Elizabeth Noble explores the complexities of family relationships with a sure hand. Quick to draw the reader in, this is a book that is hard to put down.

Tess’s beloved grandmother has been her mainstay all her life, so it is very hard for Tess to watch Iris fading before her eyes, especially as Tess’s life becomes more complicated and she longs to confide in Iris. Gigi: wife, mother and grandmother, has reached a crossroads in her life, and she finds her decisions send shock waves around the family. Tess and Gigi’s blossoming friendship provides comfort for them both as they try to navigate the choppy waters of life and families. This book is a pleasure to read from the first page, as Elizabeth Noble paints each character with great sympathy, displaying as much understanding of the mind of a grandmother as of a sixteen year old girl who is coping with the pressures of modern life.... Read Full Review

Lucy Chaplin

A beautifully crafted novel exploring love, life and relationships. Light-hearted in places, whilst also encompassing tough issues and sadness. Well-rounded characters you quickly become invested in.

This gently paced, but absorbing story is a pleasure to explore. The plot revolves around two families who are brought together by the saddest of circumstances. Whilst Tess visits her beloved Grandmother Iris in a nursing home, the last thing she is expecting to find is support, friendship and later even more.

 Gigi, a local midwife, meets Tess whilst visiting her ailing father-in-law. She appears to have it all; a career, a lovely family and a nice home. However, things are rarely as straightforward as they seem. As Tess and Gigi become friends,  major cracks are revealed in the lives of both women.

 How will Tess tackle a first pregnancy alone now her boyfriend prefers a job in New York to fatherhood?  What will Gigi do to escape her humdrum existence?... Read Full Review

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