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The Lost Letters of William Woolf

By: Helen Cullen
Narrated by: Rupert Penry-Jones, Helen Cullen
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Penguin presents the audiobook edition of The Lost Letters of William Woolf by Helen Cullen, read by Helen Cullen and Rupert Penry Jones.

Lost letters have only one hope for survival . . .

Inside the Dead Letters Depot in East London, William Woolf is one of thirty letter detectives who spend their days solving mysteries: Missing postcodes, illegible handwriting, rain-smudged ink, lost address labels, torn packages, forgotten street names - they are all the culprits of missed birthdays, broken hearts, unheard confessions, pointless accusations, unpaid bills and unanswered prayers.

When William discovers letters addressed simplyto 'My Great Love' his work takes on new meaning. Written by a woman to a soulmate she hasn't met yet, the missives stir William in ways he didn't know were possible, and soon he begins to wonder: Could he be her great love?

William must follow the clues in Winter's letters to solve his most important mystery yet: the human heart.

©2018 Helen Cullen (P)2018 Penguin Audio Contemporary Contemporary Romance Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Romance Women's Fiction Heartfelt

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One of the most beautifully written books I have ever read. It was almost like poetry. A wonderful story and a most satisfying conclusion. I will be checking out more of this authors work.

Just beautiful

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My audiobook listen was a real pleasure: I stole time during day & night, in the car and even (sshhhh) at work.
The narrators were excellent & walked me through such a lovely story.
William & Claire proved to be an interesting couple (that William likes his bread buttered on both sides). Winter was magic.
Congratulations to Helen Cullen for taking me on a compelling journey.
A great listen for all audio-fans & a great read too.

Stamp of Approval for Lost Letters’

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I don't think I've ever wanted a book to end as much as I did this one. The concept of this book is great, but the execution not so much. Really did not enjoy the narrator and his Irish accent left a lot to be desired.

Nice Idea but...

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Loved this and it made me wonder what happens to lost letters received by the Royal Mail . Not sure about the ending but I dont want to give too much away.

Fascinating concept

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The characters are captivating and a great insight into people’s concepts of happiness, contentment, dreams, ambition :)

Loved the storyline

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A lovely book and a lovely listen. If you love London and Dublin you will especially enjoy it.

Lovely book and listen.

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Beautifully written piece of work which conjures a rich imagery, but sadly the conclusion was quite a let down and the outcome for the central characters, predictable.

Disappointing ending

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... the part that most interested me.

William Woolf (excellent writer name) is a stalled author, working in a 'dead letter' office, a department of the Post Office that deals with letters it cannot deliver without further investigation. Missing addresses, illegible names, God... William's job is to find the recipients if at all possible. All the while while struggling to continue to connect with the wife who considers his early potential wasted.

I loved the sections where William looked into letters, addresses, found the senders' receiver. There were some moving stories, it was rather satisfying. But I wasn't keen on William and Claire, especially as their marriage suffers. The relationship didn't really interest me. And neither, really, did the letter William finds, from an unknown Irish woman with whom Mr Woolf begins to develop feelings.

I got to the end but would have liked the focus to remain more on Woolf's work, especially as I had to rewind the last few minutes a couple of times to try to work out what had happened - it isn't obvious.

Letters always work well on audiobook, and the third person (mostly focused on William) was pretty easy to follow. Penry-Jones was a good choice for William, quiet and calm and quite quintessentially English, well-spoken and academic.

Disappointed that I wasn't able to like this more.

With thanks to Nudge Books for providing a sample Audible copy.

Lovely concept, but moved away from...

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Loved the premise of this book but was so disappointed by the ending, seemed to sudden and very predictable.

Very disappointing ending

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Unlikeable unbelievable characters and a cliched story I’m afraid. I thought it may go somewhere interesting but it didn’t.

Cliched

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