Letters From Home (Thorndike Press Large Print Superior Collection) - Softcover

McMorris, Kristina

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1410449432 ISBN 13: 9781410449436

Publisher: Kennebec Large Print, 2012

Synopsis

In 1944 Chicago, Liz Stephens reluctantly agrees to ghostwrite a letter to soldier Morgan McClain, who is stationed overseas, for her friend Betty and becomes torn by her feelings for a man who doesn't know her true identity. A first novel. (historical fiction).

About this title

From the Author:

It all started with a family Christmas gift. That was my sole intent, anyhow, when I self-published a cookbook several years ago featuring recipes my grandmother had collected and created over several decades. While interviewing Grandma Jean for the biographical chapter, I discovered an astounding fact: She and my late grandfather had dated merely twice during World War II before exchanging vows. She then retrieved from her closet a beautiful stack of courtship letters, a collection no one in the family knew existed. I needed to read only a few pages of his script, as elegant as his words despite the "plow jockey's" youth, to understand the reason she so readily said, "I do."
Long after the cookbook was complete, I continued to ponder their era, one charged with romance, tragedy, uncertainty, and loss of innocence. A time of self-discovery, sacrifice, and female independence. Intrigued by this dramatic setting, and with my grandfather's correspondence lingering in my mind, I found myself wondering how different the couple's relationship would have been had their letters been woven with fibers of deception. Therein bloomed the idea for my first novel, Letters from Home. I hope the book touches your heart as much as my grandpa's letters have touched mine!
For unique 1940s recipes and a discussion guide, actual excerpts from my grandfather's letters, or to schedule a personal visit with your book club (in person/phone/Skype), please visit my website. I look forward to hearing from you!

About the Author:

Kristina McMorris is a New York Times bestselling author and recipient of more than twenty national literary awards. She lives in the Pacific Northwest with her husband and two sons. She is the author the widely praised novels The Edge of Lost, The Pieces We Keep, Letters from Home and Bridge of Scarlet Leaves. For more, visit KristinaMcmorris.com.

About this edition

• Publisher: Kennebec Large Print
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1410449432
• ISBN 13: 9781410449436
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 623