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Many, many months ago I began to read a book called Hell Hath No Fury - Love Letters From the End of the Affair. I still have not finished it but I thought perhaps I should read something a little happier...for balance.

Sadly, while there are some good letters here, I was not blown away by true love and romance like I thought I might be. And it's not just because I'm a bitter old hag either. I don't think.

Each letter is preceded by a brief description of the time and the players...I must admit that I sometimes found that glimpse into the past a bit more enthralling then the letters themselves.

But there are some fabulous letters here...not just for the hearts and flowers, but for the history!

Included in this small collection - just a few to whet your appetite:

George Bush to Barbara Pierce, Ernest Hemingway to Mary Welsh, Beethoven to the "Immortal Beloved", Oscar Wilde to Constance Lloyd, Anais Nin to Henry Miller, Anne Sexton to Philip Legler, Henry VIII to Anne Boleyn, even a letter from Lewis Carroll to a young girl he admired.

I mean, even if all the letters were as dull as rocks, which they are not, just reading them should give you a feeling of drifting, if only for a moment, into the lives and hearts of those who have long since passed.

ADeadHeart suggests this as another "leave it in the bathroom" book, to be picked up at, ahem, leisure, and read in small pieces.

The 50 Greatest Love Letters of All Time
Edited By: David H. Lowenherz

Review by A Dead Heart

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