Sunday, December 7, 2008

The Wednesday Letters by Jason F. Wright


This is the story of a couple who have been married forever, and as the book begins, they die the same night, next to each other, holding hands. The story is of the aftermath of their deaths. Their children find letters that the husband wrote to the wife, every Wednesday, for the duration of their marriage.

The letters reveal that their parents had lives that the children never knew about, and it shows the children how human their parents actually were. There were ups and downs, as there are in any marriage, and those times are documented in those hundreds of letters. I think every child believes their parents are only alive in their roles as parents, and this book shows the true, full lives of people who are parents and so much more.

It's a beautiful story of love and family. The book is quite short, but it packs the story in nicely. If you like Nicholas Sparks and those types of stories, then this would be something you would like.

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