The Last Letter from Your Lover by Jojo Moyes

Publisher: Pamela Dorman Books

Publish Date: July 7, 2011

Format: Hardcover

Pages:390

ISBN: 978 0670220809

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 in 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.

My Thoughts

I really really enjoyed this book.  I think I was in the small minority that didn't think You Before Me was a masterpiece...that it was just ok.  This one I enjoyed so much more.  I am a sucker for a tragic love story and this one had it's fare share of heartbreak and lose.  The first little bit was hard to get into and I had to give myself a pep talk to buckle down and read on but once I did I was hooked.  I would get so lost in Jennifer and Anthony's story and I have to say that the 1960's high society has to be one of my favourite time period to read about.

The writing is graceful and beautiful and each chapter ended with me wanting more.  I found myself gasping a few times then doing the dramatic page turn to find out what happened next.  I fell in love with their love story and I think Jennifer said it best that "by finding "B" she is opening Pandora's box."  But with a love like that how could you not?  

Then enters Ellie Haworth.  While she is an important character in the novel I could have done without her dramatics.  I thought some of it was drawn out and unnecessary.  I keep going back and forth with the ending...thinking if I would like it more if it had went the direction I assumed it would and the author lead you to believe.  One small thing I didn't enjoy was the switching of voice midway through a chapter.  Although I am a fan of multiple point of view, I wish each would have had their own chapter.

Overall just a great story with lots of good twists. Highly Recommended!

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