For three years, Penny Ercanbeck has been opening other people’s mail. Dead ends are a reality for clerks at the Dead Letter Office. Still she dreams of something more–a bit of intrigue, a taste of romance, or at least a touch less loneliness. When a letter from a brokenhearted man to his one true love falls into her hands, Penny seizes this chance to do something heroic. It becomes her mission to place this lost letter into the hands of its intended recipient.
Thomas left his former life with no intention of ending up in Azure Springs, Iowa. He certainly didn’t expect a happy ending after what he had done. All he wanted to do was run and never look back. In a moment of desperation, he began to write, never really expecting a reply.
When Penny’s undertaking leads her to the intriguing man who touched her soul with his words, everything grows more complicated. She wants to find the rightful owner of the letter and yet she finds herself caring–perhaps too much–for the one who wrote it.
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Summary
"I feel like that tree . . . . I have a whole past behind me that I'd just as soon forget if I could, but the scars just won't go away. . . . I don't know which way to grow or whether to keep growing at all."
When dead letter clerk Penny Ercanbeck opens a letter addressed to Clara, in Alexandria, she becomes emotionally attached to its unknown sender, a man who signs his missives simply; "Thomas". Absorbing Thomas' grievous and brokenhearted tone, Penny becomes mildly obsessed with doing everything in her power to piece the shattered pieces of Thomas and Clara back together again, to the point that her life becomes the adventure she never dreamed it could be. . . . or had she?
Cleverly using the art of letter writing to her full advantage, Rachel Fordham's sophomore novel overflows with endearing sentiment and refreshing candor; reminding her readers how very special a "yours truly" can truly be.
"Write me a letter."
I received a copy of this book from the author and publisher. The opinions stated above are entirely my own.