Letters for Lucien is one of the most beautifully written novels I have ever read. It’s heart-wrenching, tragic and sad, but we see glimmers of hope too, as the story progresses.
We begin the story as Mathew and Sunny are trying to come to terms with the loss of their new baby. The novel then takes us straight back to the time just before Sunny found herself pregnant and from there, Suzy England takes us on the pregnancy journey through a series of letters written to the unborn child. These letters are so delicately and honestly written, I found myself thinking what a beautiful idea it would be for a child to read something like this as he grew up.
I really enjoyed Letters for Lucien. I loved how the author shows that even in the darkest of days, there will often be a glimmer of light peeking through.
Thank you to Suzy England for the opportunity to read and review Letters for Lucien.
About the Book
The elite of the Houston society scene are shocked when confirmed bachelor, Mathew Ellis, tumbles into marriage with NASA atmospheric researcher, Sunny Porter, after a whirlwind courtship. The gossip mill continues to churn when Sunny, a woman pushing forty, becomes pregnant just as they begin the journey of their married lives. Deliriously happy, Mathew and Sunny revel in the excitement of the pending birth–until tragedy strikes. Pregnancy complications result in their worst nightmare and without warning, Mathew and Sunny find themselves burying their infant son.
After several weeks of mourning, Mathew returns to his successful accounting firm, praying his career and a normal daily routine will put him on the path to true healing. Meanwhile, Sunny has retreated into herself. She's become a ghost-like figure, drifting silently around their home. Mathew fears he's lost Sunny forever. Sunny's pain runs so deep, she's not sure she wants to be found. Will the words contained in a collection of letters help them find their way back to one another?
About Suzy
The short version: Wife. Mother. Retired Teacher. Native Texan. Sweet Tea Drinker. Stress Cleaner. College Football Fanatic. True Crime Obsessed. Cookie Baker. Devoted Anglophile. Broadway Lover. Rugby Watcher. World Traveler. Oxford Comma Defender. 100% Virgo. Robert Wagner Fangirl.
The long version: According to Suzy's mom, it started in first grade with a poem about a bubble. Suddenly she was a writer! In third grade she fell hard for Judy Blume. By fifth grade, she was writing stories under the sophisticated pen name, Lucky Lemon Lollipop. In high school, she crafted her own version of Thornton Wilder's Our Town, which her sophomore English teacher printed off and taught as a companion piece for many years. By her senior year of high school, she was hooked on iambic pentameter and trying her best to emulate Chaucer. Then college and marriage and motherhood happened...and writing was moved to the proverbial back burner. Yet as she approached her forties, the need to be creative again began to consume her. She sat down one day, without an inkling of direction, and started writing. Before she knew it, she'd written a 280K word epic novel! Yeah, right. Like anyone's interested in publishing that. So, she's spent the last few years writing appropriately sized novels and novellas that focus on love stories. She found success on two global reading apps - Wattpad and Yonder - where her romantic comedy, Chasing Mr. Crown, was a hit, amassing over 2 million reads. In 2022, she signed two publishing contracts with The Wild Rose Press and was invited to join the prestigious Tall Poppy Writers - the only cross-genre, cross-publisher, female author collective of its kind.
Suzy lives in Houston with her husband. She loves spending time with her adult children and is always dreaming about her next travel adventure. She's a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and retired from public education in 2022 after teaching for 26 years
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