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28 Years Between Kisses: The Love Letters That Reclaimed a Lost Romance

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Simply put, I loved this story. I found my eyes welling up with tears many times... tears of joy, tears of sorrow, and sometimes even tears of laughter! I saw myself especially in Linda so many times. I think that's the best part of the book: how easy it is to relate to the very real and raw emotions that stem from this incredible, almost ethereal reunion.

There are many twists and turns to this story, which just proved to me that, yet again, truth is stranger (and more wonderful!) than fiction. I'm grateful to your brave hearts for sharing your beautiful story with the world. Yours is certainly one not to lock away.

I completed your fantastic book. I loved it!! The two of you clearly have mastered the ability to express your raw emotions. The sparks are so genuine. Your exceptional writing stirs feelings of joy, empathy, love, jealousy, excitement, and curiosity.

Here's my NY Post review: "Love defined." "Intense!" "Gripping!" "Moving beyond words" " A love story unlike any other." Your style is fun, exciting, sincere, and downright passionate. Tom's intuition and insights are right on. As a male, I related to many of his letters and feelings about steel armor and difficulty at times expressing the right words.

I'm hopeful to see both of you on Oprah. Please let me know when it will be airing! This is a great real life experience. You both have such courage to print your most personal thoughts and dreams. What a wonderful gift to share with others.

Above all, I got chills several times reading your emails/letters. It made me feel so special to know a person that has found such unconditional love - the purest form. I am beyond happy for you both.

The book arrived with that beautiful, super slender young woman on the cover. My husband opened it (I was in the middle of another book) and I heard him say after a few moments: "They REALLY CAN write!" That aroused my curiosity and I picked it up after he left and . . . well, I was caught. I could not put it down until I read the answer to that first letter, and then the answer to the answer . . . and so it went.

After 20 pages, more or less, unlooked for, and out of the way past, Goethe's words in his "Tasso" Drama came to mind:
"Und wenn der Mensch in seiner Qual verstummt,
gab mir ein Gott zu sagen was ich leide."
Translation:
"When man grows mute within the turmoil of his soul,
a god gave me the voice to tell my anguish."

Yes, you really can write, and write beautifully, both of you. That's the amazing thing about it. With all the expressed anguish and turmoil, there is harmony in those expressions. You are on the same "wavelength" at all times. Even your sense of humor clicks.

May I quote Goethe one more time: As he wrote to his own rather hopeless (while married) Charlotte VonStein:
"You must have been in quite another life
my loving sister or beloved wife."

You see, your fate is not unique.

I shall treasure it. And saying that I wish you well is understating it. I wish you well with all my heart! You are two brave, beautiful--and talented--people.

I love these stories about how some people are just meant to be. Letters, not emails or text messages, bring back together two people after nearly 30 years. WOW! To quote a movie, sometimes what you are looking for is right back where you left it. A favorite for anyone who still believes in love. Not all reunions have happy endings. Some break off again for good when the fantasy shatters. But for those with the good luck of a permanent reunion... a tale like this will inspire you to never give up hope.

I just received this book and find myself waking early in the morning to start reading. This book is like a warm chocolate chip cookie fresh from the oven with a fresh glass of milk. The author presents word-pictures of scenes and events by giving specific details that appeal to all five senses.

The excitement and anticipation I feel with each letter must pale in comparison to Linda and Tom waiting for the next email or letter from each other.

This book restores my belief in true love and companionship. I feel a new excitement for life and for my own relationship, as well as a sense of gratitude for finding my husband and experiencing a love like Tom and Linda share.

Riveting and Courageous

I received this book as a gift, and had no idea what power lay in its pages. One evening I picked it up and started reading. It was after two when I finally headed to bed, still reading. I made it to the foyer where I stood for the next hour, feet freezing from the cold floor, until I finished it. The book is riveting. The caliber of writing is extraordinary, and the authors' range of intellect is amazing.

The authors reunite and lay bare their souls without being self-conscious. The concept of wishing to undo the personal mistakes of the past is timeless, but so few ever risk the status quo to pursue an old and uncertain memory that has perhaps been twisted by time. Tom summons uncommon courage and risks his self-worth and sanity by laying out his feelings for Linda to reject. But she doesn't reject them. She too risks her settled, routine life for a relationship with a potentially possessed man. They find and share a love that I've searched for, as well as other middle-aged friends.

Enjoy it. The characters will remain with you for a long time.

This was so bad that I did not finish it. While this could have been a great short story, it is evident that the authors were unable to condense their thoughts. I lost interest so often that i found myself skipping paragraphs (there are pages and pages about something that could easily have been trimmed down to one paragraph.)


Skip it.

This book is just awful. Why anyone would want to read these folks' letters I can't imagine. Yes, it's a very romantic notion that they have found each other after so many years. But hearing the details of their lives is just plain boring. Yuck. So disappointed!