Several of my all time favorite books, which you will find included in this category, are written in the epistolary style. The format usually consists of correspondence written by the main character to various other people-it is a one way street. I branched out in my reading for this category to include books that include letters back and forth, both real people and fictional characters, and novels/compilations immersed in prose.
I am pleased to say that I found some new favorites to put on my forever shelf -but to be honest not all were quite to my reading taste. I had planned to read a compilation of the letters between the Mitford sisters and while I do find these sisters fascinating I do not know enough of their history to find their letters enjoyable reading. My solution will be to find a good biography to get a better handle on the lives of these sisters before attempting again. I replaced this book with a book of correspondence between Julia Child and her best friend Avis. I was completely happy to have been forced into make this switch.
I need to go back and re-read a couple of these books, especially Meet Me At The Museum, as I read these books in the company of my terminally ill cat. I read them sitting on the floor-one handed-so that I could cradle Frank's head in my other hand, while he lay in his favorite chair. I was happy to oblige and I will be especially happy to read Meet Me at the Museum again as it really resonated with me at the time.
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