This was a quiet romantic read which bespoke about timeless love. Flavia receives a letter which was dated in 1971 and it spoke of love and marriage by E.
This embarks Flavie on a journey and she entrusts herself to find out what really happened between E and Amelie.
Flavie finds herself soon dealing with E's nephew and he refused to allow her to disrupt his uncle's life and it is upon Flavie to prove to him that true love is all that matters in this world.
I thank the author Chloe Duval for writing this book and bringing hope into my heart that true love exists. Reading such a tale, however fictional it might be, encases my heart with warmth and joy.
Chloé has written this book as Flavie's journey of self discovery and finding love even in the most unlikeliest of scenario. Flavie character is what attracted me most to the book. She was strong and silent types with a great capacity to empathize and love.
A great read.

I haven't read such a swoon worthy book in quite awhile! While I visited France, through this book, I was starry eyed and dreamy! Flavie Richalet is a school teacher by day and a romance novelist by night. She leads a humdrum life until she receives a letter dated 1971 that the post office had lost for 45 years. This yellowed envelope, addressed to an Amélie Lacombe, contained a declaration of love and a proposal and it was simply signed E. What really got to me was the dual times lines in this story, modern and taking place 45 years ago telling about the relationship Amelie and E had. Flavie believes it is her duty to find who both of these people are are see if they had married different people and gone on with life. In her journey sh falls in love herself with the nephew of E. Is she able to find both of them and have they gone on with their own separate lives forgetting about each other over the past 40 years? I absolutely loved this true swoon worthy,tender story.
I will be looking for more of this author's books to read!
Pub Date 13 Jun 2017
Thank you to NetGalley and Kensington Books for providing me with a review copy in exchange for my honest review.

When a letter lost in the post for decades is delivered to a middle-school teacher / author in a small French village, the questions become overwhelming. Addresseed to Amalie, and signed only with an E, Flavie is determined to ferret out the who, the why and perhaps where of the two lovers lost in the vagaries of La Poste. With a premise liket that, anyone who loves romance, history and a little mystery would be hooked (I was) and when you add in the French setting, you can’t look away.

But this is far less about Flavie’s attempts to find E and Amalie, and bring about their reunion: it is a story of Flavie’s discovery of love for herself, her coming to understand the actual power of a love everlasting, and the fires that burn in an attraction. Flavie is a quiet soul, appreciating history and the ‘settled’ while understanding that half of the fun in the search is the discoveries one makes along the way. I loved her character: quietly resolved to finding answers to her many questions, her interactions with friends and people around her were lovely and added depth to the story that presented her as someone who dreamed of connections like the one she found in the letter, but isn’t certain she will find it.

And then she meets Romeric, with a bit of a whirlwind romance in the present time, and she sees some of the connections that she had built with Amelie through E’s letter coming to her own life. While their romance felt a bit pushed and perhaps more a function of wishful thinking and chemical reactions, it was sweet to see Flavie find the sort of memorable moments that she imagined from reading the letter. While far less time was spent on the letter, and more about Flavie’s journey, the story keeps calling out for you to read on: hoping to find an answer for Amelie and E, wishing that they did eventually find one another.

One of those books that is hard to put into words: evocative, transporting and above all engaging, it is a wonderful escape into a gentle love, or two, that resonate through the ages with one simple lost letter.

I received an eArc copy of the title from the publisher via NetGalley for purpose of honest review. I was not compensated for this review: all conclusions are my own responsibility.

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One of the most romantic stories I have read so far this year! Chloé Duval reeled me in with her beautiful writing and amazing characters, and I stayed connected throughout the entire book. I started reading it around 8:30am and I finished in two hours. I could not put it down!

A history teacher by day and a romance writer by night, Flavie Richalet is a sweet soul easily captured by the past and yearning for love in the future. When a mysterious letter arrives on her doorstep, address to Lili, she instantly recognizes that she has stumbled across a story that will stay with her forever. The letter was written 45 years ago, by a young man who signs only with the letter E, and it speaks of a romance thwarted by distance and time. Setting out to find Lili and E, Flavie embarks on a journey that will change her life forever, to where love is not bound by time and life be afforded a second chance.

I can’t say enough about the way the author wrote her characters! She illustrated perfectly the various people we meet throughout our lives, from the busybody friends who live vicariously through us to strangers who create our home-away-from-home. Flavie alone was a joy to read about, with her knitting club and her antique dealer father. As someone who loves history and has a deep passion for antiques, I connected well with the type of person Flavie is. Although her ambition for writing took me aback at times, as I don’t know if I would have had the courage to ask to write someone else’s story, she handled delicate circumstances with kindness and a gentle hand. Her connection with the handsome Romeric was icing on top of a perfect story – they fell in love over the course of a few days, and their chemistry leapt off the pages and into my heart. The romantic in me felt like she had died and gone to heaven.

If you are a fan of star-crossed lovers or lost love letters, you will love this book! It has all the makings of a Hallmark Channel movie, so look out. If it’s not this book, I am sure another book by Chloé Duval will eventually hit the big screen. I know I will be waiting eagerly to read more books by this author.

I received an ARC of this novel from Netgalley in exchange for my review. Teacher and romance novelist, Flavie Richalet is surprised when a beautifully written love letter written and sent in the 70's shows up in her mailbox. She opens the letter and can't help but feel compelled to track down the writer and hopefully the intended recipient of that love letter. No one will be more surprised where that path will lead more than Flavie. The plot of this story was really lovely, but at times the writing was distracting and a bit cheesy. I wish the writing were bit more tightly written, because I did like the premise.

interesting read, I liked it.

Teacher and aspiring novelist, Flavie Richalet’s well-ordered life is turned on its head after she gets a letter postmarked 1971. The letter was sent to Amelie Lacombe and contains a marriage proposal and a declaration of undying love. The letter is signed only with the capital letter E. Flavie decides to try to track down E. and finds herself at an inn on the coast of France, where she encounters the letter writer, a man who still carries a fame to Amelie. Flavie is drawn to the man, and wants to reunite the long parted lovers, but his nephew, who wants to protect his uncle stands in her way. This is a beautifully written love story, and main character Flavie is a strong, interesting character

This book is was very entertaining and you feel like you're with the characters when reading. Please need to read book two. Love it.