SHORTLISTED FOR THE COSTA FIRST NOVEL AWARD 2018A deep and luminous story of late love and second chances - an enduring novel of ideas about life, love and the surprises it throws at us.`A moving tribute to friendship and love, to the courage of the ordinary, and to starting again` RACHEL JOYCE***Sometimes it takes a stranger to really know who you areWhen Tina Hopgood writes a letter of regret to a man she has never met, she doesn`t expect a reply.When Anders Larsen, a lonely museum curator, answers it, nor does he.They`re both searching for something, they just don`t know it yet. Anders has lost his wife, along with his hopes and dreams for the future. Tina is trapped in a marriage she doesn`t remember choosing.Slowly their correspondence blossoms as they bare their souls to each other with stories of joy, anguish and discovery. But then Tina`s letters suddenly cease, and Anders is thrown into despair.Can their unexpected friendship survive?