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Genealogy
Genealogy | Mae Wood
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Inspired by real, hundred-year-old love letters. My great-grandmother's name is bold across the cream envelope, now golden at the seams with age. I can't remember the last time I've seen graceful, purposeful handwriting with a fountain pen and not the hasty scrawl of ballpoint. Alice Hirshhorn, Astoria Hotel, Seattle Washington. "Letters to Great-grandma Alice," I say with wonder, tracing my fingers over the faded postmark and foreign stamps. December 1915. Philippine Islands. I turn the thick envelope in my palm, slide out the tightly folded pages, and unfold the thin paper, taking care not to tear the letters that were important enough to keep for a century. My dearest Alice "Great-grandpa was in the Philippines?" I ask. "Oh no. Not your great-grandfather," answers Grammie, her eyes twinkling with her mother's secrets. "Elliott." ​ At thirty-three and with her future unclear, Ali Waller finds her way home again. A box of long-forgotten love letters written to her great-grandmother holds the unlikely key to Ali finding her new path. As she tracks down the letter writer and his descendants, Ali learns the magic of love, hope, and resilience. Told by three characters, and across century and an ocean, Genealogy is an enchanting story about love and loss, taking chances, and embracing the surprises that life brings.
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Allylu
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I‘m a big fan of researching my ancestors and their stories so this book was fascinating for me. It was also very romantic and heart-wrenching. What a story! A chance meeting leading to a life-long love. #42 #BookSpinBingo #8 #BFC22 #ReadMyRoom #AwesomeApril #Pantone2022Colours

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Insightsintobooks
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Crazeedi
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I enjoyed this story. It was just a sweet tale, about a granddaughter Ali, who finds love letters to her great grandmother who is her namesake. Alas they were from Elliott, who was not her great grandfather. Therein begins the story, the mystery and her search to find the answers. Well done. Nothing deep and dark, just a fun read

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Crazeedi
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Next up, I feel like holding a book in my hands, even though it's so chilly and my hands are freezing! I recently purchased this so I'm off to see if it's what I hope it will be!

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