Reviewed by bumblingbookworm on
What a quaint and lovely read this was! This is an epistolary novel, comprised entirely of letters, and it charts the beginnings of a beautiful friendship and connection between Frank and Helene. It takes place over a 20 year span, beginning in 1949, and I flew through it in about 20 minutes. I laughed, I cried, I've never had a book evoke so many emotions in so few pages!
These letters weren't written with the intention of one day being published, but I'm so glad they were. The personality of each letter writer shone through in their writing - Helene's frankness and humour, Frank's more reserved nature, and a few others I won't spoil. I wish it wasn't so short - there are big gaps between some of the letters and I suspect some of them were lost over the years, but I just wanted more. Utterly delightful and charming, I highly recommend it!
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- 11 January, 2020: Reviewed