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Letters to a Stranger

By: Mercedes Pinto Maldonado,Jennie Erikson - translator
Narrated by: Cynthia Farrell
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Her family is built on secrets and lies. Can she confront the truth she’s been running from for years?

Fifteen years ago, Berta fled from Madrid to London to escape the controlling mother who made her childhood a living nightmare. Now, following her mother’s death, she is forced to return and face the ghosts of her unhappy past.

But it is not long before she discovers that her own bleak memories are nothing compared to the dark deception lurking in her family. How did her sister’s loveless marriage really end? And is the loyal housekeeper really hiding the truth about the strange disappearance of Berta’s father?

As she searches for facts among the fiction, Berta finds a handful of letters that reveal a story more twisted than she could ever have imagined. And as she starts piecing together the sinister family mysteries that have always plagued her, it soon becomes clear that these dangerous secrets are not confined to the past....

©2015 Mercedes Pinto Maldonado (P)2019 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved. Translation © 2019 by Jennie Erikson

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Boring, flat, lifeless

I tried, I just couldn't get through it. The first few chapters were interesting, but it was downhill from there. I don't like to give up on books, but by chapter 12 I was so checked out that I skipped to chapter 19. It didn't get better. I had high hopes going into this one, sadly it was a huge let down.

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I enjoyed everything it kept my interest throughout the audio. I would definitely recommend this audio to others

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great listen

was a great listen. couldn't put it down had to keep listening. very easy to follow. well written.

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  • 07-17-21

Unable to put this book down it was an incredible

Incredible Story and the narrative was brilliant even if I did struggle with some of the names. I wasn't expecting the complexity of the story but found I was unable to put it down.

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  • Debbie McLean
  • 03-11-20

wow

wow what a totally fantastic book. I was gripped , from start to finish, by this wonderfully written and brilliantly narrated story.

I would recommend this book to anyone who wants a truly fantastic experience xxx

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  • Haldamam
  • 11-01-19

Letters to a stranger

Kept getting confused with so many different Spanish names, wondering who is who, otherwise good read & story.

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  • Jane
  • 10-25-19

Terrible narration

I persevered as long as I could as I thought the storyline sounded promising, but the narration was so stilted that I just couldn’t bear it. I returned this. Awful!