The Last Letter from Your Lover - Softcover

Jojo Moyes

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0143121103 ISBN 13: 9780143121107

Publisher: Penguin USA, 2012

Synopsis

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Giver of Stars, a sophisticated, page-turning double love story spanning forty years and an unforgettable Brief Encounter for our times

It is 1960. When Jennifer Stirling wakes up in the hospital, she can remember nothing-not the tragic car accident that put her there, not her husband, not even who she is. She feels like a stranger in her own life until she stumbles upon an impassioned letter, signed simply "B", asking her to leave her husband.

Years later, in 2003, a journalist named Ellie discovers the same enigmatic letter in a forgotten file in her newspaper's archives. She becomes obsessed by the story and hopeful that it can resurrect her faltering career. Perhaps if these lovers had a happy ending she will find one to her own complicated love life, too. Ellie's search will rewrite history and help her see the truth about her own modern romance.

A spellbinding, intoxicating love story with a knockout ending, The Last Letter from Your Lover will appeal to the readers who have made One Day and The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society bestsellers.

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Product Description:

The Last Letter from Your Lover Moyes delivers a sophisticated, page-turning double love story spanning 40 years--an unforgettable "Brief Encounter" for modern times. Full description

Review:

"With its realistically complicated characters and emotionally complex plot, The Last Letter from Your Lover is hopelessly and hopefully romantic."
--Chicago Tribune

"Crafting a love story that feels not just compelling but true is a very difficult thing indeed--and yet, with The Last Letter from Your Lover, Jojo Moyes has done it twice. I found myself utterly transfixed by both sets of lovers in this marvelous novel. Moyes is a tremendously gifted storyteller, and I'm all admiration."
--Paula McLain, New York Times bestselling author of The Paris Wife

"A fabulous, emotional, and evocative book--perfect for anyone who loves Mad Men."
--Sophie Kinsella, bestselling author of Confessions of a Shopaholic

"This story of passion and missed chances--with a twist that provides fresh perspective 40 years later--is entrancing."
--Parade (Top Pick)

"A prize-winning, cross-generational love story of missed connections and delayed gratification [that] hits a seam of pure romantic gold. . . . A cliffhanger-strewn tale of heartache in two strikingly different eras [and] a tour de force."
--Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

"Elegiac . . . emotionally ablaze . . . Moyes's genuinely captivating tale resonates deeply in today's fast-paced, less gracious world."
--Publishers Weekly

"What's astonishing about this ingeniously crafted dual love story . . . is how swiftly and effortlessly Jojo Moyes pulls you in. . . . Like an afternoon spent watching a beloved old movie, made wonderfully new."
--Barnes & Noble Review

"Toggling between two eras, Moyes cleverly juxtaposes the conventions of old-fashioned and thoroughly modern romance."
--Booklist

"A modern yet ageless story of the human heart and its tenacity to hold on to a love that will not die or be replaced. Beautifully written . . . Jojo Moyes's novel gives the satisfaction of a fine wine and meal before the fireplace on a winter's night."
--Leila Meacham, New York Times bestselling author of Roses

"Exciting, moving, intriguing; the atmosphere's perfect, the plotting is masterly, the characters are brilliant."
--Penny Vincenzi, author of The Best of Times

"An engrossing double love story . . . a captivating tale of missed connections. The Last Letter from Your Lover is itself a love letter to the all-but-disappearing handwritten message."
--BookPage

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin USA
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0143121103
• ISBN 13: 9780143121107
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 432