The Noel Letters by Richard Paul Evans
Book starts out with synopsis of the story and about the author along with other works by the author.
Dedication and prologue where Noel reminiscences about her childhood.
She grew up without a mother for so many of her younger years but she had a neighbor male friend Dylan and his mom always treated her like one of the family.
She is able to do a lot of what she wants, dancing, plays and writing. She ends up with a job in NYC so she leave Utah to pursue that, meets a guy and they marry. She had not invited her father.
She is often mean and she loves her job at the publishing company. When she is summoned home because her father is dying she heads off at the end of October but she is too late. She also learns her roommate wants her to leave because she is reuniting with her ex.
After the funeral she is able to understand a bit of her father's life with help from the attorney and the bookstore manager.
She learns in time that she is also been fired from her job but feels ok with that because she now has the store to run although she knows nothing about that side of books.
Holiday crush time for the store and they put the hours in to find a packed and busy daily life at the shop. Dylan shows up with his sympathies for her loss and she spends time with him and learns about his life with his daughter.
Love hearing of the downtime they are able to enjoy with one another.
Love how this book got its title and won't spoil it for you here. Noel gets so many treasured things of her fathers.
Things turn around for her and she wants out of the relationship, out of the bookstore and the NYC job is hers again.
Special people in her Father's life help her realize the truths of her mother's car crash and their association with her father. Love hearing of the butterfly connection.
I will ever rarely cry but once during this book I could feel the tears well up behind my eyes, so emotional. Now she's not sure which way to go, stay or go...
Have read many of the author's works and truly enjoyed them as they pull at your heartstrings for moments passed by. Love quotes by others at the start of each chapter.
Acknowledgement and about the author are included at the end.
I received this review book from Gallery Books via Net Galley and this is my honest opinion.
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