Cart
Free US shipping over $10
Proud to be B-Corp

Dear Mr. Knightley Katherine Reay

Dear Mr. Knightley By Katherine Reay

Dear Mr. Knightley by Katherine Reay


$4.58
Condition - Very Good
Only 2 left

Summary

Samantha Moore has always hidden behind the words of others---namely, her favorite characters in literature. Now, she will learn to write her own story---by giving that story to a complete stranger.

Faster Shipping

Get this product faster from our US warehouse

Dear Mr. Knightley Summary

Dear Mr. Knightley: A Novel by Katherine Reay

Samantha's only friends were characters in books, but her real life takes an extraordinary turn when a mysterious Mr. Knightley offers her a full journalism scholarship-on the condition that she write to him regularly. Will their long-distance friendship unlock her heart?

Sam is, to say the least, bookish. An English major of the highest order, her diet has always been Austen, Dickens, and Shakespeare. The problem is that both her prose and conversation tend to be more Elizabeth Bennet than Samantha Moore.

But life for the twenty-three-year-old orphan is about to get stranger than fiction. An anonymous, Dickensian benefactor calling himself Mr. Knightley offers to put Sam through Northwestern University's prestigious Medill School of Journalism. There is only one catch: Sam must write frequent letters to the mysterious donor, detailing her progress.

Sam's letters to Mr. Knightley become increasingly confessional as she begins to share everything from her painful childhood memories to her growing feelings for eligible novelist Alex Powell. While Alex draws Sam into a world of warmth and literature that feels like it's straight out of a book, old secrets are drawn to light. And as Sam learns to love and trust Alex and herself, she learns once again how quickly trust can be broken.

Reminding us all that our own true character is not meant to be hidden, Katherine Reay's debut novel follows a young woman's journey as she sheds her protective persona and embraces the person she was meant to become.

Praise for Dear Mr. Knightley:

Katherine Reay's Dear Mr. Knightley kept me up until 2:00 a.m.; I simply couldn't put it down.-Eloisa James, New York Times bestselling author of Once Upon a Tower

Sprinkled with classic literary references and filled with poignant characterizations, Katherine Reay's modern retelling of Jean Webster's Daddy-Long-Legs is both reverently crafted and delightfully surprising.-Lauren Ann Nattress, Austenprose.com

Katherine Reay's touching debut novel made me cry in all the right places. For joy.-Laurie Viera Rigler, author of Rude Awakenings of a Jane Austen Addict

  • Sweet, stand-alone contemporary romance
  • Includes discussion questions for book clubs, a Q&A with the author, and Sam's reading list

About Katherine Reay

Katherine Reay is a national bestselling and award-winning author who has enjoyed a lifelong affair with books. She publishes both fiction and nonfiction, holds a BA and MS from Northwestern University, and currently lives outside Chicago, Illinois, with her husband and three children. You can meet her at katherinereay.com; Facebook: @KatherineReayBooks; Twitter: @katherine_reay; Instagram: @katherinereay.

Additional information

CIN140168968XVG
9781401689681
140168968X
Dear Mr. Knightley: A Novel by Katherine Reay
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Thomas Nelson Publishers
20131119
336
Winner of Carol Award (Contemporary) 2014 Winner of INSPYs the Bloggers Awards for Excellence in Faith-Driven Literature (Debut Fiction) 2014 Commended for Christy Awards (First Novel) 2014
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

Customer Reviews - Dear Mr. Knightley