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Lasting Letters

The White Tiger

by Aravind Adiga

Balram gets his break when he

is hired as a chauffeur and

taken to Delhi. He realises that

there is only one way he can

become part of this glamorous

new India – by murdering his

master.

Where Rainbows End

by Cecelia Ahern

Best friends since forever,

Rosie and Alex have shared

everything, but their bond is

threatened when Alex’s family

move to America. Can they

gamble everything on true

love?

Smothered

by Autumn Chiklis

When Lou graduates from

Columbia and moves back to

her childhood home, she is

determined to conquer the

world. But her mother is

determined to keep her at

home.

Swimming Lessons

by Claire Fuller

Gil’s wife has been

missing, presumed

drowned, for twelve

years. A possible sighting

brings their children home

and they confront the

mystery of their mother.

84 Charing Cross Road

by Helene Hanff

In search of obscure classics,

Helene Hanff contacted Marks

& Co antiquarian booksellers,

developing a long-distance

friendship with the staff

members that lasted years.

Autumn

by Karl Ove Knausgaard

Through a letter to his unborn

daughter, Knausgaard

describes the world to show the

bond between parent and child.

Valentine’s Day got us thinking about love letters,

and how many incredible books there are that

feature letters. We’ve put together a selection of

books about letters, featuring letters, and even

written as one long letter.

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Attachments

by Rainbow Rowell

In 1999, when the internet is

still a novelty, two young

women spend their days

emailing each other about

everything. But by night, a

shy, lonely IT guy spends his

hours reading every exchange.

Dear Committee Members

by Julie Schumacher

This inventive novel uses a

series of hilarious letters of

recommendation to tell the

story of Jason Fitger,

professor of creative writing

and literature at Payne

University.

Where’d You Go, Bernadette

by Maria Semple

When Bernadette disappears,

her 15-year-old daughter

must take a trip to the end of

the earth to find her. A

deeply touching novel about

misplaced genius and a

mother and daughter’s place

in the world.

We Need To Talk About Kevin

by Lionel Shriver

Two years after Eva’s son

murdered seven of his fellow high

school students, it’s time for her

to come to terms with marriage,

career, family, parenthood and

Kevin’s horrific rampage in

correspondences with her absent

husband.

Dear Fahrenheit 451

by Annie Spence

The ultimate book-lover’s

book, librarian Annie Spence

write love letters and break-

up notes to the books under

her care.

Letters of Note

by Shaun Usher

A collection of over one

hundred of the world’s most

entertaining, inspiring and

unusual letters.