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  • A Letter to the Last House Before the Sea

  • Heaven's Cove, Book 2
  • By: Liz Eeles
  • Narrated by: Francesca Waite
  • Length: 7 hrs and 55 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (27 ratings)

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A Letter to the Last House Before the Sea

By: Liz Eeles
Narrated by: Francesca Waite
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Summary

High on the clifftops, Lettie takes a deep breath of salty air and opens the letter. There is no signature, and the old-fashioned handwriting is faint against the yellowed paper. The message, and the tiny gold key inside, will turn her life upside down....

Lettie Starcross makes her way along the cobbled streets of Heaven’s Cove, clutching a little key and searching for answers about her kind, twinkly-eyed great-aunt Iris, whom she misses terribly. With no job back home, and no one in her family understanding how adrift she feels, Lettie wonders if her aunt was lonely just like her - is that why she fled this pretty seaside village years ago and never returned?

Staying at Driftwood House where Iris lived, now a cosy B&B, Lettie can almost hear Iris’ laughter on the breeze. And when she locks eyes with brooding fisherman Corey as he’s singing a haunting sea shanty in the local tavern, the sparks that fly between them are a welcome distraction from her grief.

But everything changes when Lettie meets Corey’s grandmother. Hearing the name ‘Iris Starcross’, her wrinkled face turns pale. Then she tells Lettie a devastating secret: 70 years ago, a choice Iris made tore apart this tight-knit community.

Heartbroken, Lettie questions if she ever really understood her beloved aunt - and if Corey knew about this shocking rift all along. So when her sister calls begging her to come home, Lettie is torn. If she stays to find what the key unlocks, can she discover the truth about what Iris did - and fight for her own fresh start? Or will she be the next Starcross woman to run from Heaven’s Cove forever?

An absolutely gorgeous listen that will whisk you away to the stunning Devon coast, about family secrets, long-lost love and coming home. Perfect for fans of Debbie Macomber, Rosanna Ley and Sheila O’Flanagan.

©2021 Liz Eeles (P)2021 W F Howes
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A rather predictable outcome but good story along the way. Good narration but accents lost in longer speeches. Enjoyable light listening.

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lovely story

another great book from this author and love the narrator , would high recommend it

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Lettie, A new character for the Last House by the Sea

This book has an atmosphere of nostalgia for an undiscovered past and hope for a change for the present. Lettie has been relied on a little too much by her family and doesn't really have the life she wants, so as we learn about her great aunt's history, this book unravels her life along with stories of the past that in strange way offers her a new beginning. Beguiling and imaginative, with multi layers of detail and interest.

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