Love Letters

by Katie Fforde

Book Overview

Fforde's cosy style is strangely comforting and Laura's transformation from ingenue to confident and lustful young woman makes for an enjoyable summer read. Daily Telegraph I was engrossed in this tale. Sun Kate Fforde's latest read is the perfect escapism - the witty dialogue and sizzling romance will keep you entertained in the long summer evenings. Press Association (syndicated article) Laura is searching for love and finds work with literary agent...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312674538
• ISBN13: 9780312674533
• Release Date: January 2011
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press
• Length: 388 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.0" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Nice story - poorly edited!

Katie Fforde writes a wonderful novel. I love her heroines - they are quirky and creative, they are strong but don't know it. They grow into themselves through whatever adversity Mrs. Fforde drags them into (not melodrama!). I love how natural they are and how one gets to know them as if they could really be friends. Quite honestly, I haven't found another light author besides D.E. Stevenson that grounds the characters so well. I bought this one because I just couldn't wait for the US edition to release. It was a typically nice story, but the editing was poor. There were spelling errors and grammatical errors. Mrs. Fforde, please consider a new copy editor! Now on to the story. This one is not her best. I wouldn't give it to anyone who hasn't read Paradise Fields or maybe Second Thyme Around. As another reviewer stated, the communication tangles are just frustrating, not entertaining. Our heroine acts terribly immature and doesn't really seem to grow much. The hero is nicer than she deserves really, and I'm not convinced of their chemistry or if they will be a success in the long term. Sigh. That said, won't you (carefully) hurry up Mrs. Fforde, I'm waiting for your next heroine next door.

Better than Calgon

I know I can count on Katie Fforde to help me escape and leave me with a wistful smile on my face. When my neice was a flight attendant, she discovered Katie Fforde on a London layover. We both became hooked and have now read everything Ms. Fforde has written. We like the fact that she writes for Brits and not a US audience. We sometimes have to do a little research to find out what she is talking about. For instance, we had no idea what an Aga was. When I read Love Letters I was delighted to see characters from one of her earlier novels. Just like the main character, I found Katie's brooding, intimidating, vulnerable, and devastatingly handsome Irish poet irrestible. The lead character in Love Letters is young, but Ms. Fforde just as often gives us characters who (like myself) have been around for a while. Ms. Fforde's books follow a recipe: 1. Woman faces undesired change. 2. Woman faces change with creativity taking her outside her comfort zone. 3. Woman makes new friends who help her in her transition. 3. Woman meets a man she can't stand and falls hopelessly in love with him. 4. Woman's new skills are put to the test. 5. Woman gets the man and the new life she has worked for. It is a very good recipe. Ms. Fforde is a master chef who manages to make her receipe seem new and fresh every time she serves it to her readers. I love learning about the places she takes us in her books: Irish villages, Scottish highlands, English country estates, live aboard barges on English canals, and English gardens. Ms. Fforde's characters battle pain, defeat and self-doubt with the help of good friends, food and wine. Does it get better than that?