True Story Of A World War Ii Romance Inspires Debut Novel, Letters From Home, From Kensington Books

Dec. 17, 2010 - PRLog -- Praise for Kristina McMorris’ LETTERS FROM HOME:

“An absolutely lovely debut novel.”
—Kristin Hannah,
New York Times bestselling author

“A tender and heartfelt glimpse of a time long past…this story will linger in the reader's memory long after the last page is turned.”
—Susan Wiggs,
#1 New York Times bestselling author

“Full of period detail and characters you root for, Kristina McMorris offers up a stellar debut novel readers will cherish.”
—Pamela Morsi,
USA Today bestselling author

“Sweeps the reader away…[the] research and attention to detail commendably honor the veterans of World War II.”
—Lynn “Buck” Compton,
“Band of Brothers” WWII veteran

Inspired by the true story of her own grandparents’ courtship during World War II, Kristina McMorris captures the heartache and sacrifice of love and war in LETTERS FROM HOME, an award-winning debut novel that is timeless, tender and unforgettably moving.

In the midst of World War II, a Midwestern infantryman falls deeply in love through a yearlong letter exchange, unaware that the girl he's been writing to is not the one replying.

Chicago, 1944. Liz Stephens has little interest in attending a USO club dance with her friends Betty and Julia. She doesn't need a flirtation with a lonely serviceman when she's set to marry her childhood sweetheart. Yet something happens the moment Liz glimpses Morgan McClain. They share only a brief conversation—cut short by the soldier's evident interest in Betty—but Liz can't forget him. Thus, when Betty asks her to ghostwrite a letter to Morgan, stationed overseas, Liz reluctantly agrees.

Thousands of miles away, Morgan struggles to adjust to the brutality of war. His letters from "Betty" are a comfort, their soul-baring correspondence a revelation to them both. While Liz is torn by her feelings for a man who doesn't know her true identity, Betty and Julia each become immersed in their own romantic entanglements. And as the war draws to a close, all three will face heart-wrenching choices, painful losses, and the bittersweet joy of new beginnings.

Beautifully rendered and deeply felt, LETTERS FROM HOME is a story of hope and connection, of sacrifices made in love and war—and the chance encounters that change us forever.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Kristina McMorris lives in the Pacific Northwest with her husband and two sons. She has garnered more than twenty national literary awards since writing LETTERS FROM HOME, which is her first novel. A graduate of Pepperdine University, she spent twelve years hosting weekly TV shows, including an Emmy-award winning program, and has been named one of Portland's "Forty Under Forty" by The Business Journal.


LETTERS FROM HOME by Kristina McMorris
Kensington Books
March 2011/Fiction/Trade Paperback/Original/$15.00/978-0-7582-4684-4
Author Residence: Portland, OR

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