Letters for Emily
The victim of Alzheimer's, Harry Whitney knows that he is dying and that he is gradually losing his mind and sets out to compile a collection of original poems as final gift and legacy for Emily, his favorite granddaughter, hoping that it will lead to a cache of letters that contain Harry's lessons about life and hold the promise of reconciliation for members of his estranged family. A first novel. Reprint.
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You are so young. You may wonder what an old man like me could teach? I wonder as well. I certainly don't claim to know all the answers. I'm barely figuring out the questions...Life has a strange way of repeating itself and I want my experience to help you...My hope is that you'll consider my words and remember my heart. Harry Whitney is dying. He has Alzheimer's disease, and he knows his "good" time is dwindling. So he compiles a book of poems for his favorite granddaughter, Emily, hoping that his words of hard-won wisdom will heal the old wounds that are tearing his family apart. But Harry's poems contain much more than meets the eye -- clues and riddles that lead to an extraordinary cache of letters and a promise of hidden gold. As Emily and her family uncover Harry's secrets one by one, they learn unforgettable lessons about romance, forgiveness and hope that might hold them all together.
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