The Letters: A Novel

ldquoAt once humorous and heart-rending The evocative style of Luanne Rice meshes splendidly with Joseph Monningerrsquos in a moving collaboration that brilliantly illuminates the precious value of relationshipsrdquomdashWichita Falls Times Record News ldquoFor those who love and those who hope to love againrdquomdashLincoln Journal Star Sam and Hadley West are both trying to survive a shared unthinkable loss For Sam a sports journalist acceptance means an arduous trek by dogsled across the Alaskan wilderness For Hadley it means renting a benignly haunted salt-soaked cottage off the Maine coast where she begins to paint again Waiting for their divorce to be finalized they begin to exchange letters filled with longing and truths theyrsquove never before voiced as they recall their marriagemdashits magic moments and its challengesmdashand rediscover the reason they fell in love in the first place In this remarkable collaboration acclaimed writers Luanne Rice and Joseph Monninger combine their unique talents to create through a series of searching intimate letters a powerful novel of an estranged husband and wifemdashand the moment that changed the course of their lives forever ldquoItrsquos hard for the reader to remember that she is reading fiction and not eavesdropping on personal correspondence A journey of discovery that celebrates the beauty of letter writing an art fast disappearingrdquomdashBooklist ldquoExquisite a story of hope healing and possibilitiesrdquomdashConcord Monitor.