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The Lost Art of Letter Writing
The spellbinding and cosy novel of love, loss and healing
Series: Magical Cambridge
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In a forgotten nook of Cambridge, a little shop stands where thousands of sheets of beautiful paper and hundreds of exquisite pens wait for the next person who, with Clara Cohen's help, will express the love, despair, and desire they feel to correspondents alive, estranged, or...
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Description
In a forgotten nook of Cambridge, a little shop stands where thousands of sheets of beautiful paper and hundreds of exquisite pens wait for the next person who, with Clara Cohen's help, will express the love, despair, and desire they feel to correspondents alive, estranged, or dead.
Clara knows better than most the power a letter can have to turn a person's life around, so when she discovers a cache of wartime love letters, she follows them on the start of a profound journey of her own.
The Lost Art of Letter Writing by Menna van Praag explores the transformative power of words and the unexpected connections they can create.
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Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780749032487
Publisher: Allison & Busby
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 19 June 2025
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Allison & Busby
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 320
About the Author
Menna van Praag was born in Cambridge and studied Modern History at Oxford University. She lives in Cambridge and sets her novels among the colleges, cafes and bookshops of the city.
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