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The Letters | 
 enlarge | Authors: Luanne Rice, Joseph Monninger
Publisher: Bantam
Category: Book
List Price: $22.00
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Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 16887
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 208
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.2 x 1
ISBN: 0553807412
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780553807417
ASIN: 0553807412
Publication Date: September 23, 2008
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Product Description
Is there any mystery greater than those we love the most?
In this remarkable collaboration, New York Times bestselling author Luanne Rice and Joseph Monninger combine their unique talents to create a powerfully moving novel of an estranged husband and wife through a series of searching, intimate letters. By way of a correspondence so achingly real you’ll forget it’s fiction, they trace the history of a love affair and of a family before, and after, the moment that changed the course of two people’s journey forever.
Sam and Hadley West are both trying in their own ways to survive after the unthinkable loss of their only son in Alaska. For Sam, a sports journalist, acceptance means an arduous trek by dogsled across the bleak and beautiful arctic wilderness to find the place where Paul died. For Hadley, it means renting a benignly haunted, salt-soaked cottage off the Maine coast where she begins to paint again.
Now, at opposite ends of the country, waiting for their divorce to be finalized, they begin to exchange letters by post, missives filled with longing and truths they’ve never before voiced, as they recall their marriage—its magic moments and its challenges—and begin to rediscover the reasons they fell in love in the first place.
As Sam risks his life to reach the remote crash site, Hadley begins an equally hazardous inner journey to a rendezvous with the mad grief of a mother’s heart. At the place where all else is lost, they will meet again….
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 very touching November 29, 2008
This was a very touching, poignant love story.Each author brought their own style and emotions into this book,for an inside look into their characters' marriage.
 A Great Love Story November 16, 2008
I was surprised when I saw the average ratings for this book. At first I didn't buy it because of the ratings, but I am glad I did. I thought it was fantastic. I am a big fan of Luanne Rice, and while this is somewhat of a departure from her usual writing style, I found myself rapidly turning the pages to find out what happened next.
The main part of the story is set in the wilderness of Alaska, a place that is mystical, beautiful and at times harsh. I enjoyed getting to know the back story of the two main characters, a husband and wife, going through a difficult time in their marriage.
As in all good marriages, communication is one of the most important tools to keep the relationship healthy. I felt like I was a dear, close member of their family, reading their intimate thoughts and feelings. The honesty depicted in the book is precious.
There are times in a marriage where a traumatic event can either make you stronger or break you, and this book was a good reminder for me, to treasure my loved ones every day.
An Emotional Read November 4, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Sam and Hadley West have lost their precious son in an accident in the wilds of Alaska and they both deal with their loss in different ways. Sam who is a sports journalist chooses to make the long journey to the place where their son lost his life. Hadley finds solace in a haunted cottage off the Maine coast. Their loss has changed their relationship and while they are both on individual spiritual journeys to put their son's death into prospective they wait for the finalization of their divorce. And yet the two of them exchange letters voicing what they could never say face to face. Through the letters they recall the happier times, the reasons why they married and as a result the love that they once shared. But is it too late for them as a couple?
This story is without an emotional rollercoaster. This title touches on some very heavy issues, redemption, grief, forgiveness and regret. If you tend to cry during Hallmark commercials you may want to have a box of Kleenex handy as this story is unabashedly heartbreaking.
The Letters Moved Me November 2, 2008
I was unable to put this book down. It was very riveting. I have a daughter teaching in Alaska and it brought even more of her newly adopted State to life for me.
Sweet and Sentimental October 11, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This book is sweet and an endearing. It is sentimental and that's not an insult. It reminds us that relationships are hard work and that we all make mistakes. It also reassures that, if we want to, we can find our way back to the one we love.
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