Nineteen Letters

A beautiful love story that will take your breath away

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Pub Date 19 Apr 2018 | Archive Date 5 Apr 2018

Description

What we had was far too beautiful to be forgotten.

If you love Nicholas Sparks' The Notebook, you will devour the heartbreaking, emotional storytelling of Jodi Perry's Nineteen Letters.

The 19th of January, 1996 . . . I'll never forget it. It was the day we met. I was seven and she was six. It was the day she moved in next door, and the same day I developed my first crush on a girl.

Then tragedy struck. Nineteen days after our wedding day, Jemma was in an accident that would change our lives forever. When she woke from her coma, she had no memory of me, of us, of the love we shared.

That's when I started writing her letters. The stories of our life. Of when we met. About the happier times, and everything we'd experienced together.

What we had was far too beautiful to be forgotten.

A heart-stopping and romantic love story that spans decades and asks the question, if the love of your life had no memory of you . . . what would you do?
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Readers are falling in love with Nineteen Letters . . .

'This is the love story to end all love stories'

'Makes you believe that happily ever after may just be possible'

'It left my heart full and a smile on my face'

'I cried with them, laughed with them, mourned with them and loved with them'

'A masterpiece of a story that will stay with me for a long time to come'

'I wish I could give this book nineteen stars'

'Jam packed full of emotion. The heartache is tangible and the love is overwhelming'

'This book will leave you with a heavy but beautifully full heart'

What we had was far too beautiful to be forgotten.

If you love Nicholas Sparks' The Notebook, you will devour the heartbreaking, emotional storytelling of Jodi Perry's Nineteen Letters.

The 19th of...


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ISBN 9780751571837
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PAGES 400

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This was an absolutely beautiful read I love Jodi perry I’m so glad I read it ....it makes you ugly cry ...amazing

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5 - What we had is far too beautiful to be forgotten... Stars!

2018 has so far been a year of new discoveries on the author front for me, and right up there with the best is Jodi Perry.

There’s a part of me that knows my heart still belongs to him…

Nineteen Letters is a story about a couple working their way back to each other, after one of them suffers from amnesia. Braxton and Jemma Spencer, have known each other since they were young children, they have grown up together, dealt with loss, love and all the in-between as the years have progressed. What began as friendship, then morphed into a relationship in their teens, and then a lifetime commitment as adults.

He’s not only the love of my life; he’s my best friend, my soul mate, my forever boy…

So how do you deal with the loss of the person you loved, when they are still essentially right in front of you, but have no memory of you, or the life that you have built together. In Brax’s case, write letters. Letters that take you, and Jem in their reading back to their childhood adventures, the teenage discoveries, and the decisions and situations they have gone through in adulthood.

I hate that her face no longer lights up when she sees me… I hate that she no longer smiles that beautiful smile.

The path for them both isn’t easy, and being told in dual POV, really give you the opportunity to see the situation from both their perspectives. Jem, unwilling initially to entertain the fact that this sweet, charming amenable, albeit a little bit broken man, is the one she chose to marry.

Whether or not these letters lead you back to me, you need to know what we once shared… What our life was like for us.

Brax was the focus of this book for me, even though it was Jem who suffered the accident and resulting amnesia, because the author really took the time to explore how everything affected him, and not just how Jem was coping with it all.

"Even in the tough times I never gave up hope that you’d find your way back to me."

I found the end a bit cut and dried, and would have liked it to take a little longer to figure out things than it did, especially when you take into account the massive effort the author took to make the progression between the two of them back to a relationship really slowly, it was a bit of a shock to have it finish in ‘blink and you’ll miss it’ style.

I don’t want these letters to ever stop…

Stunning storytelling, and even though it’s only February, I have a feeling Nineteen Letters will be in my top ten for 2018. I cannot wait to read more from this author very soon.

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Many thanks to Netgalley for the ARC of this truly lovely book. 'If the love of your life had no memory of you - what would you do? This pretty much sums up the essence of the book. We meet dreamy, made-for-each other, childhood sweethearts, successful and utterly in love newleyweds Braxton & Jemma on the nineteenth day of their marriage. Jemma sets off for work after taking time off for their wedding and honeymoon but has an accident on the way leaving her badly injured and unable to remember a thing.

Doting husband Braxton is torn apart and decides to help Jemma with her memories and rehabilitation by writing her nineteen letters (their 'special' number) starting with the day they first met as children, right up to the day of the accident. These are no ordinary letters, they are filled with love and are so heartfelt and beautifully written that Jemma finds herself falling in love all over again.

I am definitely not doing this book any justice with this review - it is a simple story of never ending love but it is so beautifully told and the characters are brought to life within each letter and you really feel all the emotions. I really need to go and read this all over again. A simply lovely read.

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What a beautiful story, built around the number 19 and childhood sweethearts Jemma and Braxton.
This book is both heartbreaking and heartwarming - from the tragedy of Jemma's accident through to the letters that paint a vivid picture of their story - this book will make you laugh and cry. It's simply written but beautifully penned - and the letters are at the centre of this tale.

Its a large step away from the usual crime/thriller/gritty novel, yet a very refreshing read. Highly recommended 5* from me.

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I loved this book. It was written so well, I cried reading it. The storyline was very good and I adored the main characters. I was hooked from the first page. Highly recommended.

Thank you to Netgalley and Jodi Perry for the copy of this book. I agreed to give my unbiased opinion voluntarily.

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