Molly Alcott didn’t expect
to open her mailbox one summer morning and find an old letter stuffed between
bills and a supermarket flyer. Penned in familiar handwriting, dated over
fifteen years ago, the letter was written to Molly after her first date with the
man she’ll never forget.
Week after week, new letters appear. Each marks an event in
the history of their epic love affair. Each heals a wound. Each holds the
confession of the man who still owns Molly’s heart.
The letters are full of promise, hope and love, but truth be
told, Molly wishes she could unread them all.
Because the man who wrote these letters is not the one
sending them.
Devney
is the USA Today bestselling author of the Jamison Valley
series. She lives in Montana with her husband and two children. After working
in the technology industry for nearly a decade, she abandoned conference calls
and project schedules to enjoy a slower pace at home with her kids. She loves
reading and, after consuming hundreds of books, decided to share her own
stories. Devney loves hearing from readers! Connect with
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Very sensitive and yet very, very sensible... What a fabulous combo💕 Thoughtful in mood, Thought provoking in content and well thought out in plotting, If I can sum up the story in one sentence, it'd be - a tragic story between two life changing incidents. It's not the first and only story of Divorce trope or troubles of married life, But the uniqueness lies in the unexampled narration and plotting. This book has easily wormed it's way in my favorite books list from this year. This be my first book by Devney- what a cherry Popper!! A sensitive story which could've easily gone wrong on so many levels, but it flew high and touched the sky. The book starts on a flashback where Finn and Molly meet for the first time and are completely besotted at first sight. They've built this beautiful family and are perfect in facade  “Once upon a time.” When my life had been a fairy tale. Before the glass slippers had splintered. Next chapter jumps to a time long after the devastating separation. One horrendous catastrophe destroys their marriage, their lives, their families, their peace. And the next one completely annihilates the leftover ruins from the first one. "Some mistakes were unforgiveable. Some mistakes came with a regret that lived like a monster in your soul." You'd think that the couple who fell in love, remained in crazy love, so why did they separate and why were they miserable? And if they were so damn tormented wouldn't it be easier to mend fences? "What had caused our divorce? What had taken us from a place where all I needed to get through one of the hardest moments of my life was one glance at her?"  I was looking for culprits and Devney didn't give me one! What she gave instead, was a PERSPECTIVE LENS and suddenly I could see and understand better, life and it's convoluted arcs. It was nobody's fault and yet it was an onus that both shared. They both loved deeply and forgot to fight for each other. They both trusted complicity yet both broke that trust.. "I’m ashamed of you. I’m ashamed of myself. You quit me. And I quit you." What a mind-boggling dilemma and what an excruciating journey through the gauntlet of a marriage blown to smithereens. Devney skillfully navigates through the debris and manages to restore faith, hope and love where there wasn't any. It's an introspective story. In the sense that instead of relying on an outside factor to wind up the story, Devney relies on internal monologues and deep buried, tiny ember of true love that somehow still exists in the ashes. The letters fan the flames and it roars back to life The brilliant masterstroke was the wait. Generally authors are in a hurry to close up the deal, tie up the loose ends and race towards HEA and I'm left thinking, what happened to the charred emotions and broken promises? You can't jump from discord to closure without addressing the issues in between.  “The past. It’s too heavy to forget.” And THAT'S WHERE DEVNEY EXCELS!! No free get out of jail passes for the characters. She makes them walk on broken glass, let's them bleed and forces us to watch- see this what happens when you hide and run away from problems. I'm so enthused to have read such a mature writer who pays acute attention to ALL THE TINY DETAILS of her story. My sentiments were hanging by a thread throughout, I was anxious to find out how she'd resolve this crisis and what shall she make the characters go through to seek resolution And who was sending the damned letters???? The ones that started it all! Unsaid words, unspoken agony, unleashed anger....all came crashing down on them like a tsunami and washed the past and present away. I'm so excited now that I want to jump in The Birthday List, which my friends are highly recommending. I want more of Devney Perry So hitch a ride on this amazingly beautiful wagon that is Dream Of Finn and Molly! Climb On Up, Darling 5 stars for 📬mailbox stalkers |
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