Remember when I told you Her Last Promise was no longer my favorite book? No? Maybe you should go back and check out that post again!
Are you back? Okay, good.
The first book to usurp the throne—but not the last…spoiler alert!—was The Key.
This one is so fabulous in every single way. The heartache, the mystery, the terror of being locked up in an asylum—and yes, that's one of my greatest fears, and it would be one of yours too if people had been calling you crazy your whole life!—are all so terrifically done and captivating. I loved all three main characters in the book, Amy, Ellen, and Sarah, but Amy was my absolute favorite. I seriously wanted to jump into the book and hug her! Of course, it doesn't hurt that I've always been a sucker for historical fiction. Especially when it's done as well as this.
Parts of the story were hard to read, and I literally broke into tears more than once, but that kind of strong emotional attachment is what makes me love the book so much. I'm already looking forward to reading it again. Yes, I'm a re-reader. Aren't you?
As before, I'm including the Amazon description below. Take a look and grab a copy of the book for yourself. The more people who read it, the more I can talk about it!
THE MEMORY BOX, THE BRAND NEW NOVEL FROM KATHRYN HUGHES, IS AVAILABLE NOW
A hidden note. A lost love. A second chance...
'A wonderful, enthralling story; one that I didn't want to end' Lesley Pearse on The Key
'A heartbreakingly powerful read'The Sun on The Key
From the #1 bestselling author of The Letter, Kathryn Hughes, comes The Key, an unforgettable story of a heartbreaking secret that will stay with you for ever.
1956
It's Ellen Crosby's first day as a student nurse at Ambergate Hospital. When she meets a young woman admitted by her father, little does Ellen know that a choice she will make is to change both their lives for ever...
2006
Sarah is drawn to the now abandoned Ambergate. Whilst exploring the old corridors she discovers a suitcase belonging to a female patient who entered Ambergate fifty years earlier. The shocking contents, untouched for half a century, will lead Sarah to unravel a forgotten story of tragedy and lost love, and the chance to make an old wrong right . . .
'Oh wow! This story broke my heart then filled it with joy then broke it all over again! I adored The Letter and The Secret but this I have to say was my favourite. Heartfelt and poignant an absolute joy' A reader on The Key
It's time to discover what a million readers already know. No one grips your heart like Kathryn Hughes . . .
'You will find it hard to put down. I cried buckets of tears reading it'
'A beautifully told, tragic tale . . . restoring your faith in the kindness of strangersand the strength of the human spirit'
'From start to finish, a lovely, sometimes heartbreaking read'
'A sheer joy to read . . . Wonderfully romantic with beautiful characters'
'I have finished this book with tears in my eyes but a smile on my face'
'I couldn't put it down. So beautifully written. I feel like I'm a better person for reading it'
'I cried with this book - it tugged at the heart all the way through'
'This must be one of the best books I have ever read'
'You will be thinking of this book long after you've finished it'
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