All three lives are on a collision course with each other against the backdrop of the burgeoning civil rights movement and a nation on the brink of revolution. It is the spring of 1968 in Belfast and James Kirkpatrick has just lost his father under suspicious circumstances, Casey Riordan is released from prison after five years and Pamela O'Flaherty has crossed an ocean and a lifetime of memories to find the man she fell in love with as a little girl. In this sweeping and powerful epic the journey begins in the 'terrible beauty' of Northern Ireland during a time when conflict reigns and no one is spared from tragedy and sorrow, the time known as The Troubles. With an arresting dual narrative that immediately captivates the listener, The Forgotten Letters of Esther Durrant is an inspirational story of the sacrifices made for love. When she is contacted by Rachel, it sets in motion a chain of events that threatens to reveal secrets kept buried for more than 60 years. Meanwhile, in London, Eve is helping her grandmother, a renowned mountaineer, write her memoirs. But she has no idea of the far-reaching consequences her decision will bring. Captivated by their passion and tenderness, Rachel determines to track down the intended recipient. When a violent storm forces her to take shelter on a far-flung island, she discovers a collection of hidden love letters. Free-spirited marine scientist Rachel Parker embarks on a research posting in the Isles of Scilly, off the Cornish coast. Run by a pioneering psychiatrist, the hospital is at first Esther's prison but soon surprisingly becomes her refuge.Ģ018. Esther Durrant, a young mother, is committed to an isolated mental asylum by her husband. A cache of unsent love letters from the 1950s is found in a suitcase on a remote island in this mysterious love story in the tradition of the novels by Kate Morton and Elizabeth Gilbert.

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