Then again, some people may find that more relatable. There were a few swear words, and some of the subject matter was treated so lightly that it was a bit disturbing. I felt the loss and pain and heartache that Jennifer felt as if it was happening to me.
While at the cottage, Jennifer discovers her grandmother has left her a paDevastated after the tragic death of her husband, Jennifer has buried herself in working as a columnist for the Chicago Tribune. I was pleasantly surprised that the story is composed into letters every few chapters. It reminds me a little of The Color Purple. I found this book doing the one thing you're not suppose to do with books, I was judging by the cover. I hate to sound nit-picky or stuck-up, but I just have to be honest. Sam's Letters to Jennifer is heartwarming and bittersweet. The grandmother, sam, has left her letters in order to let her understand things in her life that no one else has. This book revives memories for me of my own past, and my own relationship with my grandmother. My problem with it is that the author glamorized the relationship, like she was to be admired because she didn't leave her husband. It might come with an unbearable cost - but her grandmother's letters make Jennifer think that love may help her find a way. Sigh.
Jennifer, who is still mourning the death of her husband, is rushed to her grandmother's side when she goes into a coma. Need another excuse to treat yourself to a new book this week? Fabulously read by Anne Heche and Jane Alexander, the story unfolds of Jennifer who has recently suffered great loss and now her beloved Grandmother Sam is in the hospital close to death. I read it in one day and cried through the entire story. I disliked this book so much that I couldn't stand to have it on my bookshelf. There is no moral compass for these people, least of all Doc, which I found rather disconcerting. March 1st 2006 We’d love your help. Sam’s Letters to Jennifer is a novel about that kind of drama. Love never dies.Beautiful story about hope, faith and the great victory of true loveI read this book because I kept hearing that it's similar to the novels of one of my favorite authors, Nicholas Sparks. Even Jennifer's cat has a brush with death (but brain tumor guy saves him with CPR) Yes. Too many tragic circumstances for one small novel. It is because, no matter how hard I try, Yes. In it, a woman is summoned back to the town where she grew up.
Actually it made me question was this a book I really wanted to read. Really, some of them are quite good. This book touched every crevice of my heart and soul. Again, it wasn't the plot itself that bothered me, just the lack of poetic beauty in the way it was sometimes told. I did not find the characters endearing, people of integrity. Jennifer makes the shocking discovery while there of a packet of letters addressed to her, to read from grandmother, Sam. I am not a big fan of overally emotional books, where you feel manipulated by the author in order to have a certain reaction. Really, some of them are quite good. We've got you covered with the buzziest new releases of the day. And in the house where she spent her most magical years she finds a series of letters addressed to her. The relationship between Jennifer and Sam was beautiful. Her grandmother Samantha, took very ill with a heart attack and is in a coma in the hospital.Jennifer was summoned back to her hometown where she was raised by her grandmother. Sigh. Overview In Sam's Letters to Jennifer, bestselling author James Patterson departs from his usual mysteries and crime thrillers to present a tender story of love, family, and bonds that even death cannot break.First published by Little, Brown in 2004, the novel centers on a journalist named Jennifer, who returns to Wisconsin to care for her aging grandmother, Samantha "Sam" Stanford. Sam's letters to Jennifer had me in tears and smiles as I read Sam's story. A classic case of judging a book by its cover, or in my case, its title. I could actually picture it as the book unfolded, and remembered a beautiful Sunday morning my husband and I spent there one summer, sitting outside at Starbucks.This book was a bit of a shocker after reading quite a few books by Christian authors that kept their books very clean.