Letter from Chicago [Kindle Edition]

Cathy Kelly (Author)

Editorial Reviews

Review

‘An absolutely fabulous read, a warm, touching, funny and poignant page-turner’ Irish Independent‘A cracking novel that ticks all the emotional boxes’ Woman & Home‘I couldn’t put it down’ Daily Mail

Product Description

An original short fiction by a popular writer of novels for young women; a witty novella from a seasoned storyteller on competition between sisters. Elsie and Maisie live on opposite sides of the Atlantic. Regular letter writers, they tend to boast about their respective families. Over time, the gulf between fact and fiction grows immense, until a letter arrives from Chicago saying that Maisie's granddaughter is coming to stay with her Irish family. With no fancy house and little in the way of luxury, Elsie's working-class family sets to work on inventive interior design and the truth.

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Product Details

• Format: Kindle Edition
• File Size: 98 KB
• Print Length: 88 pages
• Page Numbers Source ISBN: 1934848174
• Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
• Publisher: Gemma (May 1, 2009)
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services
• Language: English
• ASIN: B002A7WVA8
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• Lending: Enabled
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #180,802 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
  • #32 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Nonfiction > Travel > Europe > Ireland

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't waste your time, December 30, 2011

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A. M. Kilian (South Africa) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Letter from Chicago (Kindle Edition)

For $4 you are buying ONE short story. What daylight robbery. Story was not inspiring or funny or anything like I've got used to with Cathy Kelly. Just one, short, boring story! Very disappointing.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simply Wonderful!, November 19, 2011

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Amanda - See all my reviews

This review is from: Letter from Chicago (Open Door) (Paperback)

This was a very short but very special story. The author gives a wonderful insight into the lives of ordinary people who you find yourself rooting for right up until the end. I read it in under two hours - but they were great hours. Not every story needs to be a sweeping saga. Sometimes, it's the simple tales in life--that we can all relate to--which make for the most charming and memorable stories. You could buy a magazine for $5.00 read it under an hour, and forget in less than a minute. This story is much better value than that--and it's a keeper. :)

3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Letter from Chicago, April 27, 2009

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Shelley C. Grossman "Shel" (Carlsbad, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Letter from Chicago (Open Door S.) (Paperback)

This was one of Ms. Kelly's best books and such a good well kepy secret. I loved it!