Letters from Skye

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY PUBLISHERS WEEKLY A sweeping story told in letters,spanning two continents and two world warsJessica BrockmoleΓÇÖs atmospheric debut novel captures the indelible ways that people fall in loveand celebrates the power of the written word to stir the heart. March 1912: Twenty-four-year-old Elspeth Dunna published poethas never seen the world beyond her home on ScotlandΓÇÖs remote Isle of Skye. So she is astonished when her first fan letter arrivesfrom a college studentDavid Grahamin far-away America. As the two strike up a correspondenceΓÇösharing their favorite bookswildest hopesand deepest secretsΓÇötheir exchanges blossom into friendshipand eventually into love. But as World War I engulfs Europe and David volunteers as an ambulance driver on the Western frontElspeth can only wait for him on Skyehoping heΓÇÖll survive. June 1940: At the start of World War IIElspethΓÇÖs daughterMargarethas fallen for a pilot in the Royal Air Force. Her mother warns her against seeking love in wartimean admonition Margaret doesnΓÇÖt understand. Thenafter a bomb rocks ElspethΓÇÖs houseand letters that were hidden in a wall come raining downElspeth disappears. Only a single letter remains as a clue to ElspethΓÇÖs whereabouts. As Margaret sets out to discover where her mother has goneshe must also face the truth of what happened to her family long ago. Sparkling with charm and full of captivating period detailLetters from Skye is a testament to the power of love to overcome great adversityand marks Jessica Brockmole as a stunning new literary voice. Look for special features inside. Join the Random House ReaderΓÇÖs Circle for author chats and more. Praise for Letters from Skye ΓÇ£Letters from Skye is a captivating love story that celebrates the power of hope to triumph over time and circumstance.ΓÇ¥ΓÇöVanessa DiffenbaughNew York Times bestselling author of The Language of Flowers ΓÇ£[A] remarkable story of two womentheir lovestheir secretsand two world wars . . . [in which] the beauty of Scotlandthe tragedy of warthe longings of the heartand the struggles of a family torn apart by disloyalty are brilliantly drawnleaving just enough blanks to be filled by the readerΓÇÖs imagination.ΓÇ¥ΓÇöPublishers Weekly (starred review) ΓÇ£Tantalizing . . . sure to please readers who enjoyed other epistolary novels like The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society.ΓÇ¥ΓÇöStratford Gazette ΓÇ£An absorbing and rewarding saga of loss and discovery.ΓÇ¥ΓÇöKate AlcottNew York Times bestselling author of The Dressmaker ΓÇ£A sweeping and sweet (but not saccharine) love story.ΓÇ¥ΓÇöUSA Today ΓÇ£[A] dazzling little jewel.ΓÇ¥ΓÇöRichmond Times-Dispatch