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Letters From Brenda

Paperback / ISBN-13: 9781529372007

Price: £10.99

ON SALE: 11th May 2023

Genre: Literature & Literary Studies / Prose: Non-fiction

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‘Beautiful . . . insightful, fascinating and moving. It’s a lovely LOVELY book’ Marian Keyes
‘This book made me cry’ Sara Cox

After Emma Kennedy’s mother Brenda passed away, she found herself floundering, unable to make sense of the mysterious, charismatic but unpredictable woman who had been her mum.

And then she found Brenda’s letters, forgotten for years in the attic. As Emma made her way through decades of correspondence, she started to piece together the fractured relationships and buried secrets that had left their indelible mark on Brenda. Finally, she allowed herself to ask the question she couldn’t as a child: who, really, was her mother?

‘This honest, insightful book is a touching tribute to her complex, inimitable mother’ Daily Express
‘Remarkable’ Dawn French
‘A beautiful, hilarious and bittersweet book’ Mel Giedroyc

Reviews

A beautiful, hilarious and bittersweet book
Mel Giedroyc
Beautiful . . . insightful, fascinating and moving. It's a lovely LOVELY book
Marian Keyes
A very personal and poignant detective story
Sue Perkins
This book made me cry
Sara Cox
Remarkable
Dawn French
Absolutely stunning
Emma Freud
Absolutely riveting
Alice Arnold
This honest, insightful book is a touching tribute to her complex, inimitable mother
Daily Express
A moving study in how to love an unreasonable person
Times Literary Supplement