TY  - BOOK
AU  - Nunn,Kayte
TI  - The forgotten letters of Esther Durrant
SN  - 9780733643729
U1  - A823.4 23
PY  - 2020///
CY  - Sydney, NSW
PB  - Hachette Australia
KW  - Modern & contemporary fiction
KW  - thema
KW  - Psychiatric hospital patients
KW  - Fiction
KW  - Older people
KW  - Reminiscing in old age
KW  - Secrecy
KW  - Women
KW  - Women marine scientists
KW  - Love-letters
KW  - Nineteen fifties
KW  - Grandmothers
KW  - Scilly, Isles of (England)
KW  - Domestic fiction
KW  - lcgft
KW  - Biographical fiction
N2  - "1951. In the shadow of the Second World War, Esther Durrant, a young mother, is committed to an isolated mental asylum by her husband. Run by a pioneering psychiatrist, the hospital is at first Esther's prison but soon becomes her refuge. 2018. Free-spirited marine scientist Rachel Parker embarks on a research posting in the Isles of Scilly, off the Cornish coast. When a violent storm forces her to take shelter on a far-flung island, she discovers a collection of hidden love letters. Captivated by their passion and tenderness, Rachel determines to track down the intended recipient. Meanwhile, in London, Eve is helping her grandmother, a renowned mountaineer, write her memoirs. When she is contacted by Rachel, it sets in motion a chain of events that threatens to reveal secrets kept buried for more than sixty years. The Forgotten Letters of Esther Durrant is a deeply atmospheric, resonant novel that charts the heart's wild places, choices and consequences. If you love Elizabeth Gilbert and Kate Morton you will devour this book." -- From publisher website
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