{"product_id":"letters-to-a-stranger-absolutely-heartbreaking-wartime-fiction-about-love-and-family-secrets-paperback","title":"Letters to a Stranger: Absolutely heartbreaking wartime fiction about love and family secrets - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSarah Mitchell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDearest E. I thought of you today, like I do every day. I hope you are safe. I'm scared that you are not. And that it's all my fault. But know this forever - I love you. 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