I loved the idea of this book. It was a pleasure to read. There are letters throughout the book and William tries to find the recipient. The story itself is an easy read.

A light read with a great backdrop of the DeadLetters Dept of the Post Office. What happens to all the undeliverable letters that have been posted over the years?
Williams job is to read them and see if he can detect who they are meant for.....but his failed ambition to write a novel has led to tension in his marriage and his wife is in danger of straying. He uncovers a series of mysterious letters from a woman called Winter, becoming fascinated with her search for the perfect man, fantasizing that it could be him. Is his marriage worth saving and will the novel ever get written. An entertaining tale with great observations and descriptions of life in London, Devon and Dublin.

DNF on page 46/325 - I so wanted to like this novel about a bloke finding a new lease of life and love through unaddressed letters it's his job to process, but I just didn't care for the characters, especially when it comes to his wife. So when it came to be from her whingeing point of view, I only felt like moving on. I'm sure as a light "woman's fiction" read it's fine, and I still do want to know the plot. But I sure don't want people like these to find love.

I loved the idea of the dead letters’ depot - such a great premise for a gorgeous book about the depth of long-time love.

William works in the lost letters department. He never meant to work there - he wanted to write a novel but that didn't happen. His marriage to Clare is falling apart but he is distracted by a series of letters from the mysterious Winter to an unknown man.
Well written and I liked how there were chapters written from both William's and Clare's point of view.

William works in the lost letters department and every day tries to reunite or send letters on to their rightful place,he finds some letters addressed just to my love written by a lady called winter, he sets out to try and find her, his marriage is falling apart and nothing seems to help as him and his wife have just lost touch, this is truly a lovely read and just goes to show that sometimes you think all is lost and hope is gone, but with a little bit of work and a lot of love, it might just not be.
Loved this and it will stay with me for a while.

This is, in essence, the story of a couple of people who have lost their way in life and possibly, each other. They find answers indirectly through the Dead letter Depot when William goes on a quest to find the author of a series of letters addressed to "My Great Love". It is quirky and gentle, the characters are believable and I really enjoyed this as a refreshing change from thrillers and dramas. I hope to read more from this author in the future, and would like to know if I could get a job at the Dead letter depot!

I've just finished reading this book and I miss it already! I loved William and Clare and I was desperate they would re find their love for each other. This is a story of a marriage going stale. The first flush of passion leads into normality but when a couple stop talking to each other then real sadness can simply overwhelm them. William works in the dead letter depot of the post office where all those letters and parcels go that aren't delivered. The ones with incomplete addresses or smudged or misdirected. He finds a letter that touches his heart and sends him on a quest just when he and his beloved Clare are at odds. We follow both Clare and William work through their pain and rekindle their oh so obvious love and William's obsession with finding Winter - who is or isn't the one to understand him - will it be Clare or Winter?

Ahhh this book really has it all, I couldn't put it down. I adored William what a sweetheart he is, a true romantic. His idea for the book made me want to read it too. Everyone loves a brief glimpse into other peoples lives and this book gives you exactly that and more. One of the best books I've read this year!!

The story of William, a worker in the lost letter department who is seeking a little bit more from life, The Lost Letters Of William Woolf is a nice story and really a very good debut from Helen Cullen.

Peppered throughout this book are the letters William finds in the depot, heartwarming and lovely to read, they break up the story really well - a story which shares the perspectives of both William and Clare as they go through the bumps of married life.

A sweet story and a pleasant read, this book invests in it’s characters and makes you care about them so much that the story feels like it could happen to anyone and that’s a good sign of fiction to me.

It's always good to read a book which tells an age old story of love and heartache but with a different twist. The dead letters office was a believable centre for the novel and the author made it easy to care about the characters.

The Lost Letters of William Woolf is a truly heartwarming tale about William and his wife Clare. Their marriage is going through a rough patch and we get a view of both sides of the marriage in this tale.

This is a wonderfully structured tale of love and loss and I honestly couldn't put it down (clichéd I know, but it is the truth). The mystery of the lost letters really adds to the story here and has me searching online for Dead Letter Office stories. This is a very entertaining read and I fully recommend.

Many thanks to the publisher for letting me read this book. Unfortunately I didn’t get on with it. The author has a great writing style, and the premise is intriguing but I just couldn’t get into it. I didn’t warm to the characters which made it difficult to be engaged with the story.

The Lost letters of William Woolf by Helen Cullen
A gentle, different detective trying to solve the mystery of the human heart.
This delightful novel follows the hero William Woolf through his search for the writer of certain letters which have turned up at a London Dead Letter depot. William is one of a team of postal detectives trying to ensure items of mail with illegible addresses, missing street names, postcodes or address labels, etcetera can be delivered to their intended recipients. When he opens a letter addressed simply to “My Great Love” by a woman signing herself as “Winter”, his imagination and romantic emotions are captured.
Helen Cullen’s skilful plotting interweaves William’s pursuit of Winter, from clues in her letters, with an exploration of his strained marriage to Clare as well as giving insights into William’s detective skills in arranging delivery of some of the dead letters. The action moves from London to Cornwall and Dublin, with interesting subsidiary characters maintaining the story line.
The gentle pace, believable characters and well crafted situations leading to a satisfactory ending made this novel an easy but absorbing read.

A pleasant story with a unique set of quirky characters. Easy to read and full of feel-good factor.

A lovely romance about how love flourishes and fades but can be rekindle despite the trials of a relationship. Beautifully written and engaging. William has failed to live up to his own, and his wife's expectations, whilst Claire's career has flourished. Have they grown so far apart that their marriage can't be saved? Highly recommended.

Truly difficult to believe that this gorgeous book by Helen Cullen is a debut. In The Lost Letters of William Woolf we are brought back to a London & a Dublin of the 1980s. To a world of typewriters & phone boxes and answer machines & where letter writing was still a primary source of communication. I loved this book for it’s nostalgia, for its sense of intrigue and for the lovable character that is William Woolf. I particularly enjoyed the description of the wedding in Dublin - how I’d love to have been a guest at that party!
The authors use of colour throughout the book was just wonderful and I think it is a perfect springtime read with it’s pops of bright green, yellow and brilliant furry white.
The book is not without flaws (sometimes a little too much telling & not enough showing) but I am happy to give it a very strong 4* and think it’s a book that will be much loved and talked about. Helen Cullen is a talented writer and I look forward to what comes next.

What a lovely read. A feel good tale of all the human complexities including love, falling out of love, and mystery’s needing be solved. A very well written, interesting and enthralling tale.

Thank you to Netgalley for a copy of this book. This book is a light, easy read, telling the story of William, a lost letters detective in the post office and his wife Clare. I enjoyed it. #Netgalley #Thelostlettersofwilliamwoolf

Loved this..fantastic read..read in one sitting.
William works for the Post Office as a letter detective. One day he comes across a letter that encourages him to find the writer. Circumstances lead him to wonder if he is the one that she is searching for. William is a loveable character that leaps out of the pages of the book. The writer has you cheering him on every step of the way. To William, through the art of letter writing, there is nothing more precious than holding a loved ones thoughts in your hands. William is a character who stays with you long after the book has finished.
Thank you to the author and NetGalley for choosing me to read this.