The Love Letter
By Cathleen Schine
(Picador, Paperback, 9780312426989, 272pp.)
Publication Date: April 17, 2007
Categories: General
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Independent, irresistible Helen MacFarquhar is the owner of a bookstore in an idyllic seaside town in New England. A happily divorced mother who enjoys a playful relationship with her customers, Helen's life is turned upside down when an anonymous letter arrives, penned by an unknown lover.
Cathleen Schine is the bestselling author of Rameau's Niece and The Evolution of Jane. Her new novel, The New Yorkers, will be published by FSG in May 2007. She lives in New York City.
"[Helen's story] is a familiar one. . . . but Ms. Schine renders it in these pages with such deftness and good-natured humor that the reader can't help but be enchanted."--Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times
"Rarely less than sublime . . . A sophisticated and witty valentine of a novel."--People
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