Letters from Brenda

Two Suitcases. 75 Lost Letters. One Mother.

By: Emma Kennedy

Narrated by: Emma Kennedy, Juliet Stevenson, Rafa Euba

After her mother, Brenda, passed away and her father sold the family home, broadcaster and writer Emma Kennedy found herself floundering, unable to make peace with the complex, charismatic woman who had been her mum. And then they found the letters....

This heartbreakingly funny book about the impact of discovering lost letters is a celebration of correspondence; those lost acts of penned love, the vivid snapshots in time scattered back through a life.

It is also about a childhood shrouded in shame, the lies Brenda told her family, the madness that set in and ultimately, what it means to be a daughter and a mother. Finally, Emma allows herself to explore what she couldn't while she was growing up: the question of who her mother really was.

©2022 Emma Kennedy (P)2022 Hodder & Stoughton Limited

Excellent!

You will not regret listening to this one. It was the best performance of an audiobook that I have heard so far. It will make you laugh out loud as well as tug at your heartstrings. If I could give it more than 5 stars I would!

Letters

Thank you Ms. Kennedy for a full & inspirational life story, about your relationship w/your mother & the paths you both traveled. So close to mine as well! Very well written!