The Last Letters from your lover by Jojo Moyes.
Published in 2012 by Hodder & Stoughton
Romance/family saga
Two unlikely characters fall in love in difficult circumstances. At a time when decorum and behaving appropriately are essential, these two lovers have to bend the rules and convention to fulfil their appetite for true love and unlimited happiness.
As the reader, i found myself willing the woman to battle against the odds and not give up despite the obstacles in her way. Tired of a loveless marriage to a pig of a man who doesn't appreciate her, the main character deserves to take a risk and go with her heart when it comes to this chivalrous gentleman who is slowly falling in love with her.
The story is a clever one which sees how the lives of people in different centuries have their stories entwined. The main focus of this book is finding true love and the differences between love affairs existing in the past (1960's) and those in the more modern 21st century (2000's). It is interesting, and what makes the love seem more real is how the author added hand written, emotive love letters at the start of chapters.
Throughout the story, it is quite a sad tale of lost love, true love, chance meetings, near misses and once in a lifetime moments. Finally, after so much bad luck, there is inevitably a much more happy and positive ending for all concerned.
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