New York Times bestselling author Luanne Rice and PSU Professor of English Joseph Monninger combine their talents in The Letters, the story of Sam and Hadley West, an estranged couple grieving over the death of  their son in very different ways. Sam is compelled to make a trek to Alaska to the site of their son’s death, while Hadley is equally compelled to distance herself from the tragedy by moving to an island off the coast of Maine. Through their letters to each other, readers learn about the couple’s lives before and after the tragedy.