The Wednesday Lettersby Jason F. Wright
Published in 2008. 288 pages.
Amazon link
The Wednesday Letters Web site (includes a Book Club Guide)
Author's Blog
Genre: Fiction, Literature
Overall score: 4/5
What its about (from amazon.com): Jack and Laurel Cooper are two hardworking, loving Christian pillars of the community who die in each other's arms one night in the bed-and-breakfast that they own and operate. The event calls their three grown children home for the funeral, including their youngest son, a fugitive from the law who must face an outstanding warrant for his arrest and confront his one true love, now engaged to another man. As events unfold around the funeral, the three children discover a treasure trove of family history in the form of Wednesday letters-notes that Jack wrote to his wife every single week of their married lives. As they read, the children brush across the fabric of a devoted marriage that survived a devastating event kept secret all these years. It's a lovely story: heartening, wholesome, humorous, suspenseful and redemptive. It resonates with the true meaning of family and the life-healing power of forgiveness all wrapped up in a satisfying ending.
What I thought: This was a cozy little book. Interesting concept - it was a mix of current happenings and letters written from Jack to Laurel years ago. It was a quick read. Definitely a feel-good happy-ending story. Kind of reminded me a bit of The Notebook. Well written with a bit of a twist.
Date finished: November 7, 2008
Currently reading: The Friday Night Knitting Club by Kate Jacobs
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