The Letters A Novel
The Letters, a novel by Luanne Rice, published by Bantam Books in 2012, explores the emotional journey of Sam and Hadley West as they navigate the aftermath of a shared loss. This 199-page work presents a poignant narrative where Sam, a sports journalist, embarks on a challenging dogsled trek across the Alaskan wilderness, while Hadley finds solace in a haunted cottage on the Maine coast, rediscovering her passion for painting. As they await the finalization of their divorce, they begin exchanging letters that reveal their innermost thoughts and feelings, reflecting on their marriage’s highs and lows.
Readers will find a deep exploration of relationships and the complexities of love within this contemporary fiction. The letters serve as a medium for both characters to confront their past and articulate truths that have long remained unspoken. Through this intimate correspondence, Rice and co-author Joseph Monninger illuminate themes of hope, healing, and the enduring power of connection, all while celebrating the art of letter writing in a world where it is becoming increasingly rare.
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“At once humorous and heart-rending . . . The evocative style of Luanne Rice meshes splendidly with Joseph Monninger’s in a moving collaboration [that] brilliantly illuminates the precious value of relationships.”–Wichita Falls Times Record News
“For those who love and those who hope to love again.”–Lincoln 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 they’ve never before voiced, as they recall their marriage–its magic moments and its challenges–and 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 wife–and the moment that changed the course of their lives forever.
“It’s 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 disappearing.”–Booklist
“Exquisite . . . a story of hope, healing and possibilities.”–Concord Monitor
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