epistolary fiction

"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.

Letters between two friends, one a student in Richmond, Virginia, and the other a soldier in Washington, D.C., chronicle their experiences during the Civil War, including their work as Union spies and their reliance on God.

Contains Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein" about a scientist who creates a monster from various dead bodies and H. G. Wells's "The Island of Doctor Moreau" in which victims of a shipwreck in the Pacific discover an island ruled by an ominous scientist who performs ghastly genetic experiments which change animals into grotesque, partially human creatures, and includes a selection of essays on themes in the two novels.

Kate Mackenzie thinks life can't get any worse, until her tyrannical boss makes her fire the most popular employee in the department, leading to a lawsuit for wrongful termination, and a close encounter with a Manhattan lawyer who embodies everything Kate detests.

Nurk, a sort-of brave shrew, packs up a few pairs of clean socks and sails off on an accidental adventure, guided by wisdom found in the journal of his famously brave and fierce grandmother, Lady Surka the warrior shrew.

Ruby, a little girl who lives in the city, tells her joys and sorrows to her grandfather in letters sent to him in the country, and he teaches her "The Magpie Song" and shares a secret to help her and her family when he is gone.

Juliet Ashton, a thirty-year-old author, writes to her publisher expressing her desire to stop covering the aftermath of WWII, but Guernsey farmer Dawsey Adams invites neighbors to write to Juliet with their stories, which puts her off at first but eventually helps her find inspiration for her next book, and her life.

Ginny makes a to do list for her seventh grade year, which includes landing a role in the school play, trying to make friends, ignoring her horoscope, and going to see her grandpa Joe in Florida; but she always seems to come up short in accomplishing any of it.

An epistolary novel about a teenager named Elizabeth, made up of notes and letters from her best friend, a runaway named Celia; Christina, the new pen pal Elizabeth reluctantly takes on for a school assignment; her busy mother; and Elizabeth's own angst-ridden mind.

Zoe, a teenager in Bath, England, writes letters to a death-row inmate in Texas, hoping to find comfort in sharing her guilty secret over the death of a friend with someone who can never tell her family.