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A hidden note. A lost love. A second chance...
'A wonderful, enthralling story; one that I didn't want to end' Lesley Pearse on The Key 'A heartbreakingly powerful read'The Sun on The Key From the #1 bestselling author of The Letter, Kathryn Hughes, comes The Key, an unforgettable story of a heartbreaking secret that will stay with you for ever. 1956 It's Ellen Crosby's first day as a student nurse at Ambergate Hospital. When she meets a young woman admitted by her father, little does Ellen know that a choice she will make is to change both their lives for ever...
2006
Sarah is drawn to the now abandoned Ambergate. Whilst exploring the old corridors she discovers a suitcase belonging to a female patient who entered Ambergate fifty years earlier. The shocking contents, untouched for half a century, will lead Sarah to unravel a forgotten story of tragedy and lost love, and the chance to make an old wrong right . . .
'Oh wow This story broke my heart then filled it with joy then broke it all over again I adored The Letter and The Secret but this I have to say was my favourite. Heartfelt and poignant an absolute joy' A reader on The Key It's time to discover what a million readers already know. No one grips your heart like Kathryn Hughes . . . 'You will find it hard to put down.
I cried buckets of tears reading it'
'A
beautifully told, tragic tale . . .
restoring your faith in the kindness of strangers and the strength of the human spirit'
'From start to finish, a lovely, sometimes
heartbreaking read'
'A
sheer joy to read . . .
Wonderfully romantic with beautiful characters'
'I have finished this book with
tears in my eyes but a smile on my face'
'I
couldn't put it down. So beautifully written. I feel like I'm a
better person for reading it'
'I cried with this book - it
tugged at the heart all the way through'
'This must be
one of the best books I have ever read'
'You will be
thinking of this book long after you've finished it'