{"product_id":"signed-sealed-delivered-celebrating-the-joys-of-letter-writing-9781451687163","title":"Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Celebrating the Joys of Letter Writing","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe author of the much-admired \u003ci\u003eTolstoy and the Purple Chair\u003c\/i\u003e goes on a quest through the history of letters and her own personal correspondence to discover and celebrate what is special about the handwritten letter.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eHailed as witty, moving, enlightening, and inspiring, \u003ci\u003eSigned, Sealed, Delivered\u003c\/i\u003e begins with Nina Sankovitch's discovery of a trove of hundred year-old letters.\u003c\/b\u003e The letters are in an old steamer trunk she finds in her backyard and include missives written by a Princeton freshman to his mother in the early 1900s. Nina's own son is heading off to Harvard, and she hopes that he will write to her, as the Princeton student wrote to his mother and as Nina wrote to hers. But times have changed. Before Nina can persuade her child of the value of letters, she must first understand for herself exactly what it is about letters that make them so significant--and just why she wants to receive letters from her son. Sankovitch sets off on a quest through the history of letter writing--from the ancient Egyptians to the medieval lovers Abelard and Heloise, from the letters received by President Lincoln after his son's death to the correspondence of Edith Wharton and Henry James. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSankovitch uncovers and defines the specific qualities that make letters so special, examining not only historical letters but also the letters in epistolary novels, her husband's love letters, and dozens more sources, including her son's brief reports from college on the weather and his allowance. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this beautifully written book, Nina Sankovitch reminds us that letters offer proof and legacy of what is most important in life: love and connection. In the end, she finds, the letters we write are even more important than the ones we wait for.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nina Sankovitch\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/21\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.50w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781451687163\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristian Century\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/13\/2015 pg. 41\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNina Sankovitch is the acclaimed author of the memoir \u003ci\u003eTolstoy and the Purple Chair\u003c\/i\u003e and several works of popular history, including \u003ci\u003eNot Your Founding Father\u003c\/i\u003e. Her writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, the\u003ci\u003e Los Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44939212390515,"sku":"9781451687163","price":19.32,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_7ef37908-2945-4c74-b1b1-d791913225df.jpg?v=1778251327","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/signed-sealed-delivered-celebrating-the-joys-of-letter-writing-9781451687163","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}