Letters Literature

While not shying away from the complexities of combat and the scars it can leave behind, The Last Letter provides vivid insight into the bond shared by combat Marines, a bond that says they’ll fight for each other, they’ll die for each other, a bond that may very well last beyond death. Although this book is a fictional narrative, the experiences, guilt and emotions shared by the characters throughout the novel are based on real world applications from the author’s turbulent past.

Captain Wentworth and Anne Elliot’s wedding was once prevented by the interference of friends and family. Now that fate has afforded them a second chance, will fresh obstacles derail their happiness? After the Letter is a novella continuation of Jane Austen’s classic novel Persuasion and follows the twisting path Anne and Frederick must follow, after the letter that rekindled their romance, to reach their happily ever after.

After a tragic accident, Cami and her mother move to Green Peaks, Wyoming for a fresh start. This quiet town may seem like a blip on the map, but the surrounding trees hide a history even darker than the forest's depths. A community of people live in the heart of the Cursed Woods, secluded from the rest of society.

In the summer of 1905, Katherine Arthur's mother arrives on her doorstep, dying, forcing her to relive a past she wanted to forget. When Katherine was young, the Arthur family had been affluent city dwellers until shame sent them running for the prairie, into the unknown. Taking her family, including young Katherine, to live off the land was the last thing Jeanie Arthur had wanted, but she would do her best to make a go of it. For Jeanie's husband, Frank, it had been a world of opportunity. Dreaming, lazy Frank.

Oscar Wilde was always willing to express his opinions on a wide variety of subjects, including his own writings. The following selection of letters was prepared and edited by his executor Robert Ross, who is best known for expurgating and publishing Wilde's last major work, De Profundis.

This meditative, slow-paced story invites you to join a retired postmaster as he discovers a forgotten box of unsent letters in his attic. By lamplight and soft rain, he opens each envelope—unlocking tender stories of love, hope, and unspoken courage from decades past. Perfect for listeners seeking calming fiction, poetic prose, and a mindful literary escape.

Wren Jensen thought she had it all—until she was left at the altar and left with nothing but writer’s block. Out of options, she packs up her five-year-old son and heads back to her hometown of Colton Valley, hoping the quiet countryside will inspire her again. Hunter McCrae wanted that property for himself. The last thing the grumpy farmer expected was a single mom moving in next door—or how much she’d unsettle his carefully guarded solitude.

This adapted edition of The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne is designed to make classic literature accessible and engaging for all listeners, especially reluctant learners in high school literature units.

La giovane eroina di questo romanzo, condannata per adulterio nella Boston dei Puritani, dovrà portare per sempre, cucita sul vestito, una lettera scarlatta. Una vicenda dai risvolti imprevedibili, il risveglio della coscienza femminile per l'affermazione dei diritti delle donne. Musica di Kevin Mac Leod

From the king of “Gonzo” journalism and bestselling author who brought you Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas comes another astonishing volume of letters by Hunter S. Thompson.

So when mum of two Beth moves out of her beloved marital home and into an unloved and unkempt cottage, she can’t help but feel demoralised. Faced with months of DIY and dust, her children Jacob and Olivia aren’t impressed either. But when Beth finds a box of letters while she’s clearing out the children’s room, things start to look up.

In a powerfully intimate and non-traditional (or "new-fashioned") memoir, Kwame Alexander shares snapshots of a man learning how to love. He takes us through stories of his parents: from being awkward newlyweds in the sticky Chicago summer of 1967, to the sometimes-confusing ways they showed their love to each other, and for him. He explores his own relationships—his difficulties as a newly wedded, 22-year-old father, and the precariousness of his early marriage working in a jazz club with his second wife.

Sherman can't understand why his wife is so mad, but he doesn't really care. All he needs is some food. If any men out there can sympathize with his plight and drop something off for him, he'll be a happy man. If you want to know what happened and why Sherman is not only on the run from his wife but being carefully watched by the police, listen to his letter.

Have you ever wanted to go back? I’ve contemplated it every day, for the last six years. Knowing that once I did, I’d wreck everything all over again, but still - I dream. Until last night. My past came back to me. As I finished my set, looking through the smoke and flashing lights, I see him. The wreckage still written on Chord’s face tells me hell’s coming.

The letter is a tribute to the servicemen and women who fought in the Afghanistan War. A letter to her son that every parent dreads. It is a letter from a grieving mother to her son to enable her to make sense of it all. The letter follows Karen and her husband during their last days as service personnel.

’n Baie lang brief aan my dogter is Marita van der Vyver, een van Afrikaans se mees geliefde skrywers, se ontroerende jeugmemoires. Dit is 'n speurtog deur die skrywer se beginjare, maar dit is ook ’n liefdesbrief aan ’n dogter en ’n taal en ’n land. En bowenal is dit ’n ma se poging om sin te maak van hierdie onverskillige en wrede wêreld waarin sy haar nou begewe.

Ivy thought everything was going to plan. She checked off all the boxes in her life that make her parents happy. It is not until she finds her soon to be husband cheating on her that she realizes she deserves better. Desperate to get away from the situation, she drives hours across the state, and soon finds herself on a farm with a grumpy cowboy and rough around the edges cowgirl.

Say goodbye to boring old "A is for apple" books and say hello to the exciting, playful world of My Buddy Knows... Letters by Keith Wheeler.

A beautiful collection of love letters from some of the world's most famous personalities.

Kate thinks all her wishes have come true when she opens her little craft shop down on the harbour in the pretty Cornish seaside town of St Felix. It's been her life-long dream to open her own shop, and now she's finally got the chance, she's loving selling her own quirky handmade textile designs to the many holidaymakers that flock into St Felix every year. But there's a mystery about Kate's shop - one that Jack, the owner of a new art store in town, wants to help Kate solve. A series of mysterious paintings and beautiful embroidered pictures hint at a love story over 60 years old.