#167 in Romance
The Last Letter from Your Lover
- 512
- Pages
- about 9 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“The Last Letter from Your Lover” is an absorbing, many-stranded love story that begins when journalist Ellie searches her newspaper’s archive. Its threads link her present to a romance from another time, told partly through letters. Some readers rank it among Jojo Moyes’s deeper, less superficial novels and admire its complex characters, even if a sudden leap in time frustrates some of them. It suits romance readers who like some weight in a love story.
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About the book
'I would give it ten stars if I could!' Reader review,⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Absolutely breathtaking, and tragic, and uplifting all at once. I didn't want this book to end - I wanted another five hundred pages waiting for me at the finish line.' Reader review,⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'I've been up until all hours of the early morning reading and 'quick' baths have turned into marathon sessions because the story has been so compelling. I recommend to anyone who loves love stories.' Reader review,⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A love story for the ages from international bestseller, Jojo Moyes - perfect for fans of THE CORRESPONDENT When journalist Ellie looks through her newspaper's archives for a story, she doesn't think she'll find anything of interest. Instead she discovers a letter from 1960, written by a man asking his lover to leave her husband - and Ellie is caught up in the intrigue of a past love affair. Despite, or perhaps because of her own romantic entanglements with a married man. In 1960, Jennifer wakes up in hospital after a car accident. She can't remember anything - her husband, her friends, who she used to be. And then, when she returns home, she uncovers a hidden letter, and begins to remember the lover she was willing to risk everything for. Ellie and Jennifer's stories of passion, adultery and loss are wound together in this richly emotive novel - interspersed with real 'last letters'. Praise for Jojo Moyes 'Wise, funny and glorious.
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.8 across 56 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 28% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Romance average of 7.6. That is how 7.7 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 7.8 | 56 | 100% |
Frequently asked
How long is The Last Letter from Your Lover?
It has 512 pages — longer than 74% of the ranked books in Romance.
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