A college girl and the professor she works for become romantically involved in this poignant novel about passion and loss, remembrance and forgiveness.
Kate is a college junior, a gifted student who skipped two grades in school, a naval officer's daughter who's lived in more places than she can remember. Shy and studious, she's never had a boyfriend, let alone been kissed or gone on a date. Kate thinks falling in love is something that only happens to other girls.David is a college professor, a sailor, a brilliant scientist; aloof and reclusive, he buries himself in teaching and research. David's convinced he'll go through life with an empty heart.
When Kate gets a campus job as David's typist, they discover they're both mistaken.
Originally published as Letters To My Mother