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Praise for Josephine Cox:
'Thanks to her near faultless writing, sympathies will lurch from one character to another, and as events reach their dramatic conclusion readers will find it impossible to tear themselves away.' News of the World
'Another hit for Josephine Cox' Sunday Express
‘Cox's talent as storyteller never lets you escape the spell' Daily Mail
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Praise for Josephine Cox:
'Thanks to her near faultless writing, sympathies will lurch from one character to another, and as events reach their dramatic conclusion readers will find it impossible to tear themselves away.' News of the World
'Another hit for Josephine Cox' Sunday Express
‘Cox's talent as storyteller never lets you escape the spell' Daily Mail
'Another masterpiece' Best
‘Another beautifully spun family epic' Scottish Daily Echo
'A born storyteller' Bedfordshire Times
‘A surefire winner' Woman's Weekly
--This text refers to the Audio CD edition.
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33 of 34 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This is a rather disappointing addition to Josephine Cox's written works. The basic bones of the novel centre around a man of integrity (Tom) who is a hard-working factory hand respected by his fellow employees (apart from one snake). Tom's life revolves around his son, Casey, a gifted lad at music, a football fan, and a one-way loving relationship with his wife (Ruth). Tom's father, Bob, is solid and a family bastion. Unfortunately, Tom's wife and Casey's mother is a loose and ill-tempered woman with no family conviction or remorse. No spoilers, as the scenario here is set in the first pages. What follows is fairly predictable. Friction between Tom and Ruth, loyalty between Tom & son, revelations of misdemeanours, three letters of destiny: follow on encounters that stretch the imagination of the reader. A sob story that has little scope for plausibility but hangs on to the narrative. Lots of padding and repetition that could do with pruning. How many times does Tom love Casey and vice versa and grandad and contempt of mother Ruth? The tale unfolds with coincidental content that just keeps the interest to the end. I have read excellent novels by Josephine Cox and appreciate her talents. Could do better!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
The 'Three Letters' is very much a run of the mill book. Certainly not up to Josephine Cox normal standards. I found it boring in many places when it was describing a situation that went for pages, which did not enhance the book in any way. I skipped so many pages when I could see it was still going on about the same thing and ater reading most of her books I was very disappointed with this one. It was a holiday read on my kindle and I kept trying to read it and just kept reading other books in betwwen this one, wheras normally I can't put her books down.Three Letters
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
A fictional journey into the dark heart of family secrets and, ultimately, family tragedy. An exploration into what happens when someone keeps a secret and how the repurcussions from that deceit spread in waves to affect the whole family. Because the author based the story on a real family she had once known the characters are rounded, believable,three dimensional and easy to connect with and I thought that probably saved the book. The family in question, Tom, Ruth and Casey, are in a terrible situation when we first encounter them but you're made aware of their story right from the start which leaves the rest of the book dealing with resolution. Now that's OK but; there doesn't seem to be any, not really, and the ending is wide open. Maybe, that's why the book seems overly long and wanders away with itself from time to time. About a third of the way through I began to feel somewhat bored and lost interest. However, overall this is a worthy novel that's beautifully written and quite emotional. Lacks the tension and suspense that could have been developed in a situation like this one, you feel a bit cheated, and perhaps the story just went on a bit too long.
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I always enjoy reading Josephine Cox books and this one was no different, she always make the story so believable. so that you want to keep on reading to see what happen next. Read more
Published 7 days ago by terry
fantastic book
another fantastic book i have read all of josephine coxs books and have never been disappointed this is yet another book of her same excellent standard couldnt put it down... Read more
Published 1 month ago by D. V. sawyer
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Started reading this, so far so good, and then it got so boreing, but I kept reading, thought it would get better, but it did not,one of the most boreing books I have read, Jo Cox... Read more
Published 1 month ago by jude
Excellent book
Very pleased with my purchase, very good story, would highly recommend this book to anyone. Will definately pass it on to a friend.
Published 1 month ago by marport1
Another great purchase!
Another great purchase, prompt and efficent service. I would highly recommend to friends and family. All thats left for my mum to do now is read and enjoy the purchase!!
Published 2 months ago by K
Ideal present for Mum
My mother loves Josephine Cox books and was pleased to receive this as part of her Birthday present. Usual style book from a good author.
Published 2 months ago by S. Martin
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I like jo cox as an author, found this book very compelling & intriging, didn't take long to get to grips with the plot. Read more
Published 2 months ago by wendy k
repetative
I almost threw the book through the window at one stage, I have been a JC fan for ages but I have noticed the last couple of books haven't been that great, it's almost as if the... Read more
Published 2 months ago by bookworm
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Enjoyed reading this book, didn't want to put it down once I started! A must read for Josephine's fans. Brilliant!.
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