From former Waterstones Children's Book Prize winner Sally Nicholls comes a stunning historical epistolary novel revolving around the hopes, dreams and loves of a trio of a young women at the end of the nineteenth century.
Shortlisted for the YA Book Prize 2024
1896. Tirzah, Sophia and Polly are best friends who’ve left boarding school and gone back to very different lives. Polly is teaching in an orphanage. Sophia is looking for a rich husband at the London Season. And Tirzah is stuck acting as an unpaid companion to her grandmother. In a series of letters, they share their hopes, their frustrations, their dramas ... and their romances. Can these three very different young women find happiness?
Publisher: Andersen Press Ltd
ISBN: 9781839133190
Number of pages: 368
Weight: 424 g
Dimensions: 204 x 138 x 34 mm
"An addictive, romantic epistolary novel" - Guardian
"I loved this book. An unputdownable friendship story told in letters so vivid and immersive that I felt like joining in with the correspondence" - Hilary McKay
"Building on her previous historical fiction exploring the restrictions on women in society, the award-winning, always-excellent Sally Nicholls moves to the late Victorian era... This immersive, uplifting book is an absolute delight" - Irish Times
"With great affection and sympathy, these winning heroines forge their own paths in this highly readable, tautly paced work" - starred review, Publishers Weekly
"The novel is heart-warming, intelligent and exciting, and thoroughly recommended for girls (and boys) hovering on the cusp of adolescence. I loved it" - Philip Womack, Literary Review
I absolutely flew through this, it's letter style format made me feel like one of the group and I was invested in all the story lines. Heartwarming and witty, I wold recommend for anyone who enjoys female led... More
A truly lovely novel that is perfect for anyone in need of a heartwarming and uplifting read. Yours From The Tower follows the lives of three young women as they start their adult lives in late Victorian England:... More
I absolutely flew through this, it's letter style format made me feel like one of the group and I was invested in all the story lines. Heartwarming and witty, I would recommend for anyone who enjoys female led... More
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