After reading the
description of Yours Truly, Thomas I found myself intrigued at
the storyline and setting of Rachel Fordham’s newest book.
Following the death of her
father, Penny had taken a job to support herself and her mother. For three years she has been working as a
clerk at the Dead Letters Office in Washington DC. It’s at work that she comes across romantic
letters written by a man named Thomas to a woman named Clara Finley in
Alexandria. Penny takes it upon herself
to try and get the letters to Clara, only to find out that she had died in a
tragic accident. That’s just the
beginning and soon Penny finds herself on a train going to a place she’s never been,
Azure Spring Iowa, to try and find the man who has touched her heart through
his letters to another.
I found the idea of a Dead
Letters Office intriguing and how, over 135 years ago, they would have
researched to try and find a recipient of an undeliverable letter. I liked the character Penny, she was kind,
thoughtful, caring and romantic. She was
also very brave, adventuresome and a bit naïve.
In the story about Thomas,
there was a bit of a forgiveness and redemption theme going on. Thomas was a better man and he changed and
grew through difficult circumstances and wrong choices he had made in the past. In this story, you can see how friendships
can impact others and make a difference for good, people like Dinah, Margaret
and Abraham.
The Christian faith is not
an overt part of the story, but God, prayer, and providence are mentioned. I think it would have been a richer story if
faith had played a more prominent role. The
story is clean and free of sexual immorality and profanity.
Yours Truly, Thomas was a pleasant and enjoyable read. This is the first book I’ve read by Rachel
Fordham and I look forward to reading more of her books in the future.
I was provided with a
complimentary copy of Yours Truly, Thomas by Revell Publishing
and NetGalley. I was under no
obligation to provide a favorable review.
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