The Last Valentine - Softcover

Pratt, James Michael

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0312968221 ISBN 13: 9780312968229

Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks, 1999

Synopsis

Television reporter Susan Allison is looking for the perfect story about true love, yet she doubts where such a thing really exists, Neil Thomas, Jr. wants to share his parents' bittersweet love story with the world. On February 14, 1944, Caroline Thomas said good-bye to her beloved husband, a Navy pilot sent to the Pacific. For fifty year, she waited for him--until a miracle happened, and she received his last valentine. In the present day, when Susan and Neil meet, can the story of Neil's parents bring them together in a love as powerful as she dreams of and he remembers?

About this title

From the Publisher:

Praise for The Last Valentine:

"A return ticket to Bridges of Madison County territory." --People

"Get out your box of tissues, and rid yourself of all distractions because once you pick up this book, you will not put it down...Fans of The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks will enjoy this book." --Booklist (starred review)

"Pratt's debut novel, like Casablanca, tugs at the heart and brings out the hankies. Sincere, heartfelt." --Kirkus Reviews

"Interesting and moving...Readers will be eager to learn how it all ends...[A] sweet, nostalgic story." --Library Journal

"Love is given a new dimension in the author's tale of one family's deep devotion. [The Last Valentine] will take the reader back to the first time he or she loved and will promise secrets of love that can last forever." --South Idaho Press

"Heart-wrenching but triumphant...besides the love story, its message is the importance of love, of God, helping others, and the secret of happiness." --The Daily Herald (Provo, UT)

"Pratt captures the heart of the reader from the beginning and tugs at the heartstrings throughout the novel." --Desert Mailer News (Lancaster, CA)

From the Back Cover:

EXPERIENCE THE LOVE STORY AMERICA IS TAKING TO HEART with The Lost Valentine—now the basis for a Hallmark Hall of Fame television movie!

News reporter Susan Allison is looking for the perfect story about true love, though she doubts where such a thing really exists. Neil Thomas, Jr. wants the world to know about his parents’ bittersweet love story: On February 14, 1944, Caroline Thomas said good-bye to her beloved husband, a Navy pilot sent to the Pacific. For fifty years, she waited for him—until a miracle happened, and she received his lost valentine... In the present day, when Susan and Neil meet, can the story of Neil’s parents bring them together in a love as powerful as she dreams of and he remembers?

“Get out your box of tissues, and rid yourself of all distractions because once you pick up this book, you will not put it down...Fans of The Notebook will enjoy.”—Booklist (starred review)

About this edition

• Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0312968221
• ISBN 13: 9780312968229
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 320