Sam's Letters to Jennifer - Hardcover

Patterson, James

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0316710571 ISBN 13: 9780316710572

Verlag: Little, Brown and Company, 2004

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Jennifer returns to the resort village where she grew up to help a beloved relative-and ends up experiencing not one but two of the most amazing love stories she's ever known. The first is completely unexpected. In a series of letters that Jennifer finds, her relative reveals that she has concealed a huge secret for decades: Her great love is not the man she was married to for all those years. As Jennifer reads about this passionate partnership, she learns more about love's imperatives and secrets than she ever dreamed possible. And then comes the biggest surprise of all. At a time when she thought she could never love again, Jennifer lets her guard down for a moment-and is suddenly caught up in the greatest flight of exhilaration she's ever known.But, just as suddenly, she learns that this new love comes with an unbearable cost.Jennifer doesn't think she can survive the pain-but the letters she's been reading make her think that love may help her find a way.

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James Patterson's most recent international bestsellers include Big Bad Wolf and The Lake House. He is the author of 26 books and lives in Florida.

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After the success of Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas (2001), it should surprise no one that Patterson is trying his hand at another romantic tale, and this one is every bit as enjoyable as its predecessor. Jennifer, a Chicago Tribune columnist who's still mourning the death of her beloved husband, Danny, is jolted out of her lonely life when she receives news that her grandmother, Sam, has taken a fall and is now in a coma. Racing up to Lake Geneva to be by her grandmother's bedside, Jennifer discovers a packet of letters at Sam's house, which are addressed to her. They are from Sam; in them, Sam tells Jennifer that her husband was not the great love of her life. Instead, Sam was swept off her feet by a man she calls "Doc," whom she still loves to this day. As Jennifer learns some shocking secrets about her grandmother, she finds herself falling under the spell of a handsome neighbor, Brendan. Jennifer is surprised to find she is able to love again after Danny, but just when you think Jennifer's life can't be touched by any more tragedy, she learns a sad secret about Brendan. Patterson is infamous for surprising his readers, though, and the ending to this novel is unexpected, touching, and satisfying. Another winner from Patterson, sure to draw the same audience as Suzanne's Diary. Kristine Huntley
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Sam's Letters to Jennifer

By James Patterson

Little, Brown

Copyright © 2004 James Patterson
All right reserved.
ISBN: 0-316-71057-1

Chapter One

SAM AND I are sitting on a mostly deserted beach on Lake Michigan alittle north of the Drake Hotel in Chicago. The Drake is filled withtreasured memories for both of us, and we had dinner at our favoritetable there earlier. I need to be with Sam tonight, because it's oneyear since, well, everything happened that shouldn't havehappened-it's one year since Danny died.

"This is the spot where I met Danny, Sam. In May, six years ago," Isay.

Sam is a good listener who holds eye contact beautifully and isalmost always interested in what I have to say, even when I'm beinga bore, like now. We've been best friends since I was two, maybeeven before that. Just about everybody calls us "the cutest couple,"which is a little too saccharine for both of our tastes. But ithappens to be true.

"Sam, it was freezing that night Danny and I met, and I had aterrible cold. To make it worse, I had been locked out of ourapartment by my old boyfriend Chris, that awful beast."

"That despicable brute, that creep," Sam contributes. "I never likedChris. Can you tell?"

"So this nice guy, Danny, comes jogging by and he asks if I'm allright. I'm coughing and crying and a total mess. And I say, 'Do Ilook like I'm all right? Mind your own blanking business. You're notgoing to pick me up, if that's what you're thinking. Scram!'" Isnorted a laugh Sam's way.

"That's where I got my nickname, 'Scram.' Anyway, Danny came back onthe second half of his run. He said he could hear me coughing fortwo miles down the beach. He brought me coffee, Sam. He ran up thebeach with a hot cup of coffee for a complete stranger."

"Yes, but a beautiful stranger, you have to admit."

I stopped talking, and Sam hugged me and said, "You've been throughso much. It's awful and it's unfair. I wish I could wave a magicwand and make it all better for you."

I pulled out a folded, wrinkled envelope from the pocket of myjeans. "Danny left this for me. In Hawaii. One year ago today."

"Go ahead, Jennifer. Let it out. I want to hear everything tonight."

I opened the letter and began to read. I was already starting tochoke up.

Dear, wonderful, gorgeous Jennifer ...

You're the writer, not me, but I had to try to put down some of my feelings about your incredible news. I always thought that you couldn't possibly make me any happier, but I was wrong.

Jen, I'm flying so high right now I can't believe what I'm feeling. I am, without a doubt, the luckiest man in the world. I married the best woman, and now I'm going to have the best baby with her. How could I not be a pretty good dad, with all that going for me? I will be. I promise.

I love you even more today than I did yesterday, and you wouldn't believe how much I loved you yesterday.

I love you, and our little "peanut." ... Danny.

Tears started to roll down my cheeks. "I'm such a big baby," I said."I'm pathetic."

"No, you're one of the strongest women I know. You've lost so much,and you're still fighting."

"Yeah, but I'm losing the battle. I'm losing. I'm losing real bad,Sam."

Then Sam pulled me close and hugged me, and for the moment at least,it was all better-just like always.

(Continues...)

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Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Little, Brown and Company
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2004
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0316710571
• ISBN 13: 9780316710572
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Anzahl der Seiten: 272
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