Genealogy
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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Mae Wood, professional sassypants and novelist, has been a bookworm her entire life. A while ago Mae decided that she needed to give up the fear that she couldn't write "great literature" and write what she wants to read. And she wants romance. And laughter. And real life. Mae is married and has two darling children.
Mae Wood writes a sweeping tale of love lost and found that crosses continents and generations. --Lucy Score, Wall Street Journal and #1 Amazon bestselling author
Genealogy is an evocative love story. It claws at you, drawing you in. It's poignant and hopeful, and it's heartbreaking in the most perfect ways. Five fabulously emotional stars! - Kate Canterbary, author of The Walsh Series.
Whether you devour it in one sitting or savor it over several, there is no doubt Mae Wood's Genealogy will leave an indelible impression on your heart. An absolute masterpiece and a must-read. - B. Cranford, author of The Avenue series.
Mae Wood has crafted a beautiful masterpiece that spans oceans and generations. It touches on war and loss, love and life, and hopes and dreams. It weaves its way effortlessly through timelines to create a stunningly written story filled with bittersweet connections. I fell in love with each character, each couple and each life story. I yearned. I swallowed down tears, and I smiled big.
Genealogy is perfection.
Trust me when I say, you need this story in your life. - E.S. Carter, author of the Love by Numbers series
