Books
- Books for Adults
- Awards
- Coming Soon
- New at Macmillan
- Top Sellers
- Children & Teens
- Awards
- New at Macmillan
- Top Sellers
- Macmillan Kids
- Palgrave Scholarly & Reference
- Awards
- New at Macmillan
- Top Sellers
- Trade Books for Courses
- Books for First-Year Reading
- Course Favorites
- Featured
Authors
- Tours & Events
- All Authors (A-Z)
Community

Letter from a Stranger

Barbara Taylor Bradford

St. Martin's Press

Download Image

Barbara Taylor Bradford Letter from a Stranger

Buy it now

Available Formats

Justine Nolan is a documentary film maker who lost her beloved grandmother a decade ago—the person who was the only source of love and comfort in her life. Her own mother Deborah had always been distant and uninvolved, following her own agenda in pursuit of her career as an interior designer. But when Justine inadvertently opens a letter addressed to her mother, she discovers that not only is her grandmother Gabri alive, but that Deborah has deliberately estranged the family from her for all these years. Justine’s search for her grandmother takes her to Istanbul where she begins to uncover the family’s secrets that stretch all the way back to World War II. As the layers of deception peel away, Justine begins to understand a woman she never really knew…and she begins to ask questions about the true desires of her own heart.

Connect with the Author

Barbara Taylor Bradford

Official Sites

Sign Up for
Author Updates

Jump to:

Book Excerpts
Media
Reviews
About the Author
Community
Buy the Book
From the Publisher

Book Excerpts

Read an Excerpt

One

The view from the second-floor terrace was panoramic, and breathtaking. Justine Nolan, who knew it well, was nevertheless startled when she saw it even after a short absence, and today was no exception.
She leaned against the white-painted wooden railings, gazing out at the sweeping line of the Litchfield Hills flowing toward the distant horizon. Their thickly wooded slopes rolled down to verdant meadows; beyond them Lake Waramaug, set deeply in the valley, shimmered in the sunlight like a great swathe of fabric cut from cloth of silver.

Read the full excerpt

Listen to an Excerpt from the Audiobook

Loading the player ...

Back

Media

Listen

Letter from a Stranger by Barbara Taylor Bradford--Audiobook Excerpt

Listen to this audiobook excerpt from Barbara Taylor Bradford's novel Letter from a Stranger, narrated by Nicola Barber. Bradford delivers a lush and evocative new novel of family secrets and betrayals that stretch from the streets of World War II Berlin to the winding alleys of Istanbul to the present day.

Reviews

Reviews from Goodreads

Jane rated it

May 27, 2012

A little contrived but I thoroughly enjoyed it. I liked the past history part of it. ...more

Eva rated it

May 19, 2012

4.5 - I won this from FirstReads after entering because the description captured my attention. When I received the book I got a little nervous. It looked more like an older Delinsky book than I would have liked. More romance-y/chick-lit-y if you will. Not my thing.
I read an ARC in early March so... ...more

Paperback Dolls rated it

May 15, 2012

Originally posted at PaperbackDolls.com.

I have never read a book by Barbara Bradford Taylor before but the synopsis of Letter from a Stranger sent from the publisher intrigued me so I agreed to review the book at their request. I loved the book and found it was a quick and easy read.

Letter from a... ...more

See all Reviews

Back

About the Author

Barbara Taylor Bradford

BARBARA TAYLOR BRADFORD was born and brought up in England, and started her writing career as a journalist. She has written twenty-four international bestsellers. This is her twenty-sixth novel. In 2007 Queen Elizabeth awarded her the OBE for her literary achievements. She lives in New York with her husband, TV and film producer Robert Bradford.

Barbara Taylor Bradford