In the present, Jess becomes determined to find out what happened to them. Fate is unkind and they are separated by decades and continents. In the midst of such uncertainty, the one thing they hold onto is the letters they write to each other. Dan is a B-17 pilot flying his bomber into Europe from a British airbase his odds of survival are one in five. In London 1942, Stella meets Dan, a US airman, quite by accident, but there is no denying the impossible, unstoppable attraction that draws them together.

The next morning, a mysterious letter arrives and when she can't help but open it, she finds herself drawn inexorably into the story of two lovers from another time. Having fled from her abusive boyfriend and with nowhere to go, Jess stumbles onto a forgotten lane where a small, clearly unlived in old house offers her best chance of shelter for the night. Late on a frozen February evening, a young woman is running through the streets of London. I tried, for the sake of my own sanity, but I never even got close, and I never stopped hoping either. Now it looks like forever is finally running out. I promised to love you forever, in a time when I didn't know if I'd live to see the start of another week. Iona Grey's prose is warm, evocative, and immediately engaging her characters become so real you can't bear to let them go. An accomplished novel from a talented writer, Letters to the Lost is a stunning, emotional love story.

Letters to the Lost by Iona Grey