The Lost Letters of William Woolf

Author Helen Cullen
Narrator Helen Cullen, Rupert Penry-Jones
Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Publish Date 12 July 2018
Run Time 10 hours and 29 minutes
Format Audio
Genre Contemporary lifestyle fiction, Contemporary romance, Epistolary fiction, Family life fiction, Modern and contemporary fiction, Narrative theme: Interior life, Narrative theme: Love and relationships, Romance: wholesome.

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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.

Critics Review

If you liked Harold Fry and Me Before You, you will love Helen Cullen’s nostalgic debut. With its themes of love, romance and frustrated hopes, this life-affirming book will draw you in and keep you there

Independent

Enchanting, intriguing, deeply moving. The Lost Letters of William Woolf concerns itself as much with lost love as it does with lost letters

Irish Times

Helen Cullen’s The Lost Letters of William Woolf is a lovely novel. I found myself totally transported into William’s poignant and beguiling world of lost opportunities and love

A. J. Pearce, bestselling author of Dear Mrs Bird

A beautifully written story

Prima

Soul-searching . . . a must-read

Stylist

A charming romantic caper. William Woolf, a thirty-something Englishman working in the dead letters depot of London, is the latest in a tribe of unlikely heroes. Delightful

Sunday Times

The Must-Read

Irish Tatler

A fantastic debut about the vital importance of the written word. Watch The Lost Letters of William Woolf become a big hit

Hot Press Magazine

Cullen presents readers with the mundane reality of “happily ever” after and how real life can undermine the greatest of romances. The novel is realistic without being grim and offers hope for change and transformation

Sunday Independent

Is it love or fantasy which is tormenting him? An original, refreshing novel about lost love and whether the grass is greener on the other side

Daily Mail

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