epistolary fiction

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epistolary fiction

Punkzilla

When Jamie, nicknamed "Punkzilla, " travels by bus to see his fatally ill older brother, Peter, he writes letters to him detailing his experiences along the way.
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The white tiger

a novel
Balram Halwai is educated in the art of corruption when he is hired as the driver for the wealthiest man in his village in India, by witnessing his employers bribe and barter through his rear view mirror.
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Gilead

In 1956, toward the end of his life, Reverend John Ames begins a letter to his young son, sharing the story of his life and explaining how his faith influenced his choices and actions.
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The naked mole-rat letters

Twelve-year-old Frankie sends fabricated e-mail letters in an attempt to end her widowed father's long-distance romance with a Washington, D.C., zookeeper.

We need to talk about Kevin

a novel
2004
Eva Khatchadourian has been living a life plagued by guilt and denial since her son opened fire and killed seven of his classmates two years earlier, and as she tries to come to terms with her son's actions, she examines the parenting choices she made when raising him and wonders where she went wrong.

The perks of being a wallflower

Contains a collection of fictional letters from the character Charlie that illuminate some of the hardships of the high school years.

Greetings from the Graveyard

"The unsuspecting trio at Spence Mansion starts a greeting card company--and winds up on the adventure of a lifetime!"--Provided by publisher.

Frankenstein

2005
Victor Frankenstein discovers the secret of creating life and fashions an eight-foot monster, only to bring danger and destruction to the lives of those he loves after the creature is rejected by society.

Alexandria

in which the extraordinary correspondence of Griffin & Sabine unfolds
2002
Egytologist Matthew Sedon and student Isabella de Reims, imbued with the spirits of legendary lovers Griffin and Sabine, continue their love affair and their pursuit of the archaeological secrets of Alexandria through a series of postcards, letters, and drawings.

Betting the Picture

2010
"In the early 1960s, Maureen Griffiths, married with children, accompanies a friend to a modeling shoot, never intending to be in front of the camera herself. But after meeting photographer Martin Morris, Maureen is transformed--and Martin quickly falls for this simple, straightforward woman who calls herself Mo. Forty years later, shortly after Maureen's death, Martin moves into Pilgrim House, a retirement community, in part because Maureen's husband, George, is also a resident there. Through letters he continues to write to Mo, Martin reveals a lifetime of tireless devotion to his one true love. He is also determined to figure out why Mo stayed with her difficult, demanding husband. So with the aid of some of the colorful residents of Pilgrim House, Martin delves into the secrets of Maureen's family--and becomes increasingly entwined in the complicated life that Maureen built to shield herself."--back cover.

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