The Key 9781472248848 Paperback

*THE MEMORY BOX, THE BRAND NEW NOVEL FROM KATHRYN HUGHES, IS AVAILABLE NOW *A hidden note. A lost love. A second chance…’A wonderful, enthralling story; one that I didn’t want to end’ Lesley Pearse onThe Key’A heartbreakingly powerful read’The SunonThe KeyFrom the #1 bestselling author ofThe Letter,Kathryn Hughes, comesThe Key,an unforgettable story of a heartbreaking secret that will stay with you for ever.1956It’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…2006Sarah 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 adoredThe LetterandThe Secretbut this I have to say was my favourite. Heartfelt and poignant an absolute joy’ A reader onThe KeyIt’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 bucketsof tears reading it”Abeautifully told, tragic tale . . .restoring your faith in the kindness of strangersand the strength of the human spirit”From start to finish, a lovely, sometimesheartbreakingread”Asheer joyto read . . .Wonderfully romanticwith beautiful characters”I have finished this book withtears in my eyes but a smile on my face”Icouldn’t put it down. So beautifully written. I feel like I’m abetter person for readingit”I cried with this book – ittugged at the heartall the way through”This must beone of the best books I have ever read”You will bethinking of this booklong after you’ve finished it’