I enjoyed this tender epistolary novel, but felt a bit manipulated by it. I'm a pragmatic person, so characters with a wildly romantic/poetic nature are exotic creatures for me--I can enjoy their journey, but still wonder why they put themselves through all that angst. Why didn't they just [fill in the blank with a sensible solution]? What most appealed to me was the craft of the novel, how the author pulled off a wonderful love story, revealing (and concealing) clues through the letters, postcards, stories, and telegrams of the characters. Well done.