Jessica Brockmole's Letters from Skye
This was a really well-done epistolary novel, switching back and forth between the correspondence between a young Scottish poet and her American fan beginning in 1912 (and leading up to his becoming an ambulance driver in WWI), and her daughter's own correspondence in 1940 with her own suitor off at war (amongst other things). The earlier is the more vital, but the second does a good job of filling in the gaps in the story and further developing the characters. Nothing really comes as a surprise, but it's still an engaging story, perfect for the beach. B+.
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A review copy was provided by the publisher. This book is available now.
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