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Missing Words

Missing Words

Paperback Published on: 05/08/2021
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Synopsis

'Utterly human and moving' —Alison MacLeod, author of Unexploded, longlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2013

Postal worker Jenny's life is in the doldrums. Her daughter is all grown up and ready to face the world, her marriage is falling apart, and now her best friend and colleague tells her he plans to retire. So, when a postcard from Australia, begging the recipient for forgiveness but marked 'insufficient address', lands on her sorting table, she does the unthinkable – she slips it up her sleeve, with the intention of delivering it herself. Jenny sets off on a journey around the Isle of Wight, determined to find the recipient, and with the help of the locals she hopes to reunite the long-lost lovers. Will she be able to give them the happy ending she didn't allow herself to have?

Set against the backdrop of the strikes in the 1980s, Missing Words is a heart-warming journey about self-discovery, the power of family ties, and the strength needed to face whatever life throws your way.

Publisher information

  • Publisher: Fairlight Books
  • ISBN: 9781912054039
  • Number of pages: 160
  • Dimensions: 178 x 111 mm
  • Languages: English

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Missing Words
A story of grief, fulfilment and a search for what really matters
When Jenny who works in the Post Office sorting office sees the postcard with an incomplete address, she can’t help but read the message on the back. When ... READ MORE
Bookandbrew
Missing Words
A beautifully told tale of loss and discovery in equal measure.
Jenny, a woman striding beyond middle age, finds herself in a marriage in which she and her husband are growing apart, each unable to entirely deal with a ... READ MORE
Debbi Voisey
Missing Words
This multi-stranded plotline would easily have made a full-length novel
Set in 1984, postal sorting-office worker Jenny picks up a postcard with an incomplete address. It's from a boy to a girl on the Isle of Wight, begging her... READ MORE
KarensBookBag
Missing Words
A beguiling story of quest and personal growth
Missing Words is a new instalment in the beautifully packaged and intriguing Fairlight Moderns series, a few of which I've enjoyed previously. It's a begui... READ MORE
Sarah Hood
Missing Words
A beautifully written, engaging read with an intriguing storyline and a touch of suspense.
I loved this book. Set in the 1980s, the premise of this story is intriguing: the search for missing lines on a postcard mirrored by the protagonist’s sear... READ MORE
Deborah Jenkins
Missing Words
‘’Life is nothing without you in it.’’
‘’Life is nothing without you in it.’’ Jenny works at the post office in Portsmouth during the time of the strikes in the 1908s. Having to cope with sexis... READ MORE
Amalia Gkavea
Missing Words
Looking for a happy ending
A lovely novella charting the life and trauma, revealed in small snippets and painful memories of Jenny. Living in a silent marriage with Simon, and feelin... READ MORE
wendy flood
Missing Words
Enjoyable reading journey!
I was looking forward to reading this novella, MISSING WORDS by Loree Westron. I enjoyed the journey! This is my first venture with this author and I enj... READ MORE
LadyBird
Missing Words
This is an endearing story and I highly recommend
Loree Westron’s Missing Words is set in my own back yard of Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight, during the bleak years of Thatcher. My nan used to train down... READ MORE
Onia Fox
Missing Words
A beautiful story of life
A beautiful piece about coming to terms with grief, and a calm yet joyful little adventure that makes for a delightful escape. ‘How quickly things can chan... READ MORE
Prescilla Flores