Knightley regularly to keep him apprised of her progress.Īs Sam’s true identity begins to reveal itself through her letters, her heart begins to soften to those around her-a damaged teenager and fellow inhabitant of Grace House, her classmates at Medill, and, most powerfully, successful novelist Alex Powell. The sole condition is that Sam write to Mr. Knightley” offers her a full scholarship to earn her graduate degree at the prestigious Medill School of Journalism. But most importantly, they protect her from revealing her true self and encountering more pain.Īfter college, Samantha receives an extraordinary opportunity. Her fictional friends give her an identity, albeit a borrowed one. Samantha Moore survived years of darkness in the foster care system by hiding behind her favorite characters in literature, even adopting their very words. Knightley is a contemporary epistolary novel with a delightful dash of Jane Austen. here's a quick synopsis from Goodreads.ĭear Mr. IT WAS!!!!!īut before I go into raptures. This was my excuse to force me to finally get around to it and I knew other members of my book club were Jane Austen fans too so it seemed the perfect choice. Knightley for a couple years now and had even gotten it when there was a deal for the kindle version but still hadn't yet read it. The trick is to chose a book I've been wanting to read but yet a majority of the other members of the book club would be interested in. I recently got to chose the next book for book club and naturally I was ecstatic.
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