![]() ![]() ![]() Sam has had a rough life going through the foster care system. Seeing as I'm kind of obsessed with Jane Austen, I couldn't wait to get my hands on a copy of this one. I mean, it's about a 23-year-old girl who writes letters to Mr. Review: As soon as I saw this book advertised on Goodreads, I KNEW I had to read it. But just as Sam finally begins to trust, she learns that Alex has secrets of his own-secrets that, for better or for worse, make it impossible for Sam to hide behind either her characters or her letters. 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. ![]()
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