Sinopsis

A woman faces the past she fled in a heart-stirring novel about unforgettable love and indomitable courage by the Amazon Charts bestselling author of The Lighthouse Keeper .

Rainey’s grandmother makes a startling request: Take me home. To Ireland, the country she fled post–World War II. Though they’re inseparably close, Rainey knows few of her grandmother’s secrets. Until they arrive at Aisling—the majestic estate on the southern coast of Ireland where her grandmother was raised—and Rainey discovers a collection of seventy-year-old letters in a trunk.

Dublin, 1945. The Germans surrender, celebrants crowd the streets, and fourteen-year-old Evie meets her best friend, the spirited Harding McGovern. Years on, they are more like sisters when rumors begin that Harding works in the black market trade—a source of wealth that could give her a dream life in America but could also cause great danger. Evie is uncertain of the truth but will stand by Harding, whatever the cost.

As Rainey uses the letters to reunite her grandmother with the past, what unfolds is a never-forgotten story of family, friendship, and love, and the healing that comes from letting go of secrets.

Review

“Rich and evocative, The Lost Letters of Aisling is a portrait of true friendship and the long-reaching sacrifices made to protect the ones you love. A beautiful blending of past mysteries and present betrayals, fans of Karen White will adore this book.” —Susan Crandall, author of Whistling Past the Graveyard and The Myth of Perpetual Summer

From the Publisher

When I read, I like to be swept away, and The Lost Letters of Aisling had me captivated from the first page. Who can resist the enchanting setting of the lush Irish coast? Add in an emotional family secret and you have the perfect recipe for an entrancing novel.

After bringing her grandmother, Evie, back to her childhood home in Ireland, Rainey discovers a cache of her letters dating back to WWII, illuminating a lifetime spent avoiding the pain of an old secret. In 1945 Dublin, we find the young Evie and her vibrant best friend in a situation that will change both of their lives forever.

Cynthia Ellingsen’s new story had me on a roller coaster of emotion all the way through, but in the end, it was love, family, and healing that brought it all together. For lovers of immersive historical fiction, this is the ticket to your next escape.

—Melissa Valentine, Editor

About the Author

Cynthia Ellingsen is the Amazon Charts bestselling author of A Play for Revenge , A Bittersweet Surprise , The Winemaker’s Secret , and The Lighthouse Keeper in the Starlight Cover series as well as the stand-alone novels When We Were Sisters and The Choice I Made. She is a Michigan native and currently lives in Lexington, Kentucky, with her family. For more information visit www.cynthiaellingsen.com.