The Wednesday Letters Author:Jason F. Wright In the wake of his bestselling Christmas Jars comes a sweetly crafted story from Wright, a Virginia businessman. Jack and Laurel Cooper are two hardworking, loving Christian pillars of the community who die in each other's arms one night in the bed-and-breakfast that they own and operate. The event calls their three grown children home for the f... more »uneral, including their youngest son, a fugitive from the law who must face an outstanding warrant for his arrest and confront his one true love, now engaged to another man. As events unfold around the funeral, the three children discover a treasure trove of family history in the form of Wednesday letters-notes that Jack wrote to his wife every single week of their married lives. As they read, the children brush across the fabric of a devoted marriage that survived a devastating event kept secret all these years. It's a lovely story: heartening, wholesome, humorous, suspenseful and redemptive. It resonates with the true meaning of family and the life-healing power of forgiveness all wrapped up in a satisfying ending. -- Publishers Weekly« less
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I had no expectations from this book and I was hooked from the very 1st chapter. I read it in two sittings. It's delightful and if you believe in true love, family secrets and think your family is normal, this book is eye opening and the one for you!
I read this book in one day. I loved the main characters, and it was such a joy to read a book without the vulgar language and situations found in so many of todays books.
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(From back cover)
Their story began with one letter on their wedding night.
I made a promise today at the church and I'm making another promise tonight.
I'm going to write to you every week ... Laurel, I will always stand by you.
No matter what ...
It ended almost forty years later, when Jack and Laurel Cooper died in each other's arms. But before he took his last breath, Jack wrote his wife one final "Wednesday letter."
From Jason F Wright comes a timeless story of love and forgiveness that will inspire us all to start writing our own "Wednesday letters."
*****
Have the tissues handy. This is a book you will not soon forget.
I enjoyed this book! A sweet concept of a husband writing letters to his wife every Wednesday. Once they pass away their children find the letters, and read about a family secret nobody expected. The story threw me with some of its twists, it kept me engaged in the story. I'm looking forward to reading more books from this author!
Jack and Laurel Cooper were married for almost 40 years. They died in each other's arms.
It was discovered by their children that Jack wrote to his wife every week on Wednesday thru out their whole marriage. This discovery shed light to a family secret. I so enjoyed this book I finished it in one day. I am looking forward to reading the authors other novels.