Beginning in 1969, this book is the story of a passionate yet bittersweet love story between British Michael Ross and Australian Emigre, South African Marianne Simons spanning 30 years and 5 continents. Meeting again in 1995 they realise that their 26 year friendship is not what it seemed. Coming to terms with this revelation the pair embark on an emotional journey across continents and time. Through their letters of happiness, pain and longing, Michael and Marianne are forced to discover that their pasts will shape their future. The novel is unique in that their turbulent love
story is told through a collection of beautifully illustrated love letters
- samples of which you can read on this website. It also depicts world
events as they happened and contains lyrics from many of the chart hits
of the day.
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