The Wednesday Letters
First of all, I would have to say I would give this book 4.5 stars out of 5. It was a fantastic book that I would highly recommend! It is written by Jason Wright who also wrote Christmas Jars.
The book is set in North Carolina at a Bed & Breakfast where Jack and his wife Laurel live. They were able to frugally get into the business and have created many memories living there, moving in just before their 3 children finished high school.
Their 3 children each go their different ways and there is an underlying story line with the wayward son, Malcom. He flees to Brazil to escape the law and to escape his longtime love, Rain. And he goes through a big identity and relationship struggle. Malcom is both an Antagonist and a Protagonist in the story which creates an interesting twist.
But the main storyline in the book is a great one. It is about how after Jack's expected yet sudden death happens shortly after the unexpected death of his wife Laurel's. They die within a short time of each other and after their death their children discover these letters that their Father wrote to their Mother, every Wednesday, throughout their marriage. It details the hardships and the happiness that they experience. And, it reveals some BIG secrets the kids did not previously know about.
It is heartwarming and inspiring. It made me realize what a treasure a handwritten letter or note is. In this world of computers, we send a good many more emails than handwritten letters. Why wouldn't we? It's much easier and quicker. But this book has almost inspired me to write some notes/letters to my husband.
I love how in the back of the book is one final letter. It is a very nice added touch! I read that the author was so in love with the location of the setting of this book, that he and his family moved there.
I'm kind of a tough critic and so the reason this book did not get 5 out of 5 stars for me is that it takes awhile to get the real storyline going. Aside from that, this book did not disappoint!!
As an aside, one of my "New Year's Resolutions" this year was to develop some hobbies. One of the things I enjoy doing is reading a good book. But sometimes, it's hard for me to read a book I can't just get into.
At any rate, what I'm trying to say is I've done a bit more reading this year than I have in the past years and I'm so glad of that because it really is a joy to spend some time with a good book!
**If you have any great books you would like to recommend, I'd love that. But, I have to say I know many of you liked Twilight and I have to admit it wasn't such a great book to me. I found it to be a bit juvenile and it didn't keep my attention very well. I found it to be a bit predictable too. And I'm not intrigued by vampires, at all - maybe that was part of it?
2 comments:
LOL - sounds like a cool book! I'd like to read more, too - and I've wondered about twilight - there's a huge uproar about how good it is - and I don't think I can read it - because I'm afraid after all the raves it got, that it will be a let down - sort of like the star-wars pre-quil! LOL!
I would love to read this book. It sounds lovely! I would highly recommend one I just read, "Snow Flower and the Secret Fan" by Lisa See. It's a story about friendship in the life of 2 Chinese girls in the 17 (?maybe 18th) century. I chose it for our book club and everyone loved it.
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