The Lost Letters of William Woolf

Romance

Cullen, Helen

Contemporary

Michael, Joseph

Michael Joseph, Ltd.

Truth Must Dazzle Gradually

'An enchanting contribution to the popular new trend of 'up lit', such as Gail Honeyman's Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine' Irish Times 
'I found myself totally transported into William's poignant and beguiling world of lost opportunities and love' A. J. Pearce, author of Sunday Times bestseller Dear Mrs Bird 
SHORTLISTED FOR NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR, IRISH BOOK AWARDS ______________ 
Inside East London's Dead Letters Depot, William Woolf unites lost mail with its intended recipient. White mice, a miniature grandfather clock and a full suit of armour are among the more unusual items lost then found thanks to William's detective work.
But when he discovers a series of letters addressed only to 'My Great Love', everything changes. Written by Winter to a soulmate she hasn't yet met, her heartfelt words stir William in ways he has long forgotten. Could they be destined for him? But what about his troubled marriage?
William must follow the clues in Winter's letters to solve the mystery of his own heart. ______________ 
As heard on BBC Radio 2 The Steve Wright Show . . . 
'Delightful' Sunday Times 
'Deeply moving' Irish Times
'If you liked Harold Fry and Me Before You, you will love Cullen's nostalgic debut. This life-affirming book will draw you in and keep you there' Independent
'Captivates. William has what seems to be the best job in the world . . . Honest yet lyrical, Cullen's characters are drawn with sympathy. Lose yourself' The Scotsman

The Lost Letters of William Woolf: ‘A poignant and beguiling world of lost opportunities and love’ AJ Pearce, author of Dear Mrs Bird

Literature & Fiction

Literary

Penguin

THE IMMERSIVE AND HEARTFELT EXPLORATION OF FAMILY AND LOVE\n'A beautiful bittersweet story of love, loss and families. Tears were shed!' GRAHAM NORTON 
'A moving and powerful novel' JOHN BOYNE 
'Human, graceful and healing, a true gift of a novel' SEBASTIAN BARRY 
'A beautiful story' SARAH WINMAN 
'Lyrical, optimistic and redemptive' CLARE CHAMBERS 
__________\nOn an island off the west coast of Ireland, the Moone family gathers.\nMaeve is an actor, struggling with her most challenging role yet - as a mother to four children. Murtagh, her devoted husband, is a potter whose craft brought them from the city to this rural life.\nIn the wake of one fateful night, the Moone siblings must learn the story of who their parents truly are, and what has happened since their first meeting, years before, outside Trinity College in Dublin.\nWe watch as one love story gives rise to another, until we arrive at a future that none of the Moones could have predicted.\nExcept perhaps Maeve herself.\nThe Truth Must Dazzle Gradually is a celebration of the complex, flawed and stubbornly optimistic human heart. 
__________\nLonglisted for the Guardian's 'Not The Booker' prize\nPRAISE FOR THE TRUTH MUST DAZZLE GRADUALLY:\n'I devoured this, falling in love with the setting and with every character. It is just glorious. A close-up on the everyday beautiful details that make up love' Emma Flint, author of Little Deaths\n'Intensely moving, beautifully written and drenched with Irish atmosphere, this novel asks brave and thoughtful questions about mental health' Daily Mail\n'Loved it. Beautiful and original' Sunday Independent\n'Cullen is a thoughtful writer and she dissects the stubborn optimism of the human heart with skill and sympathy' Irish Independent\n'A perfect combination of deeply-felt tragedy with great hopefulness' Anne Youngson, author of Meet me at the Museum\n'Masterfully constructed. A book of rare quality' i Paper\n'A beautifully observed saga of abandoned dreams, loss and self-discovery. A fabulous creation' Alan McGonagle, author of Ithaca\n'So wonderful on the Irish family and the utter complexity of motherhood, family entanglement and love. I was full on weeping at the end' Elaine Feeney, author of As You Were

The Truth Must Dazzle Gradually: ‘A moving and powerful novel from one of Ireland's finest new writers’ John Boyne

At the Dead Letter Depot, letter detectives try to solve the mysteries behind missed birthdays, broken hearts, unpaid bills and unanswered prayers. But when William Woolf discovers letters addressed simply to "My Great Love," his work takes on new meaning

The Lost Letters of William Woolf (Thorndike Press Large Print Basic)

Thorndike Press Large Print

The Dazzling Truth

One Irish family. Three decades. One dazzling story. "A love letter to family and to the arts. Beautiful." --Maggie Smith, author of Good Bones In the courtyards of Trinity College, Dublin, in 1978, aspiring actress Maeve meets pottery student Murtagh Moone. As their relationship progresses, marriage and motherhood come in quick succession, but for Maeve, with the joy of children also comes the struggle to hold on to the truest parts of herself. Decades later, on a small Irish island, the Moone family are poised for celebration but instead are struck by tragedy. Each family member must find solace in their own separate way, until one dazzling truth brings them back together. But as the Moone family confront the past, they also journey toward a future that none of them could have predicted. Except perhaps Maeve herself. "A perfect combination of deeply felt tragedy with great hopefulness." --Anne Youngson, author of Meet Me at the Museum

The Dazzling Truth: A Novel

United States

Graydon House

“Enchanting, intriguing, deeply moving. The Lost Letters of William Woolf concerns itself as much with lost love as it does with lost letters.” —Irish Times *** Lost letters have only one hope for survival... Inside the walls of the Dead Letters Depot, letter detectives work to solve mysteries. They study missing zip codes, illegible handwriting, rain-smudged ink, lost address labels, torn packages, forgotten street names—all the many twists of fate behind missed birthdays, broken hearts, unheard confessions, pointless accusations, unpaid bills, unanswered prayers. Their mission is to unite lost mail with its intended recipients. But when letters arrive addressed simply to “My Great Love,” longtime letter detective William Woolf faces his greatest mystery to date. Written by a woman to the soulmate she hasn’t met yet, the missives capture William’s heart in ways he didn’t know possible. Soon, he finds himself torn between the realities of his own marriage and his world of letters, and his quest to follow the clues becomes a life-changing journey of love, hope, and courage. From Irish author Helen Cullen, The Lost Letters of William Woolf is an enchanting novel about the resilience of the human heart and the complex ideas we hold about love—and a passionate ode to the art of letter writing.

Dazzling Truth, The: A Novel

Dreamscape Media

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