Dear Jennifer

By Rebecca Redshaw

Book Overview

Dear Jennifer Imagine finding a shoe box filled with letters in an attic dresser. By piecing together information in letters written to Jennifer Maxwell over the years from relatives, teachers,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1425715001
• ISBN13: 9781425715007
• Release Date: July 2006
• Publisher: Xlibris
• Length: 188 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

A Must Read!

Not only is DEAR JENNIFER a must read, it is an enjoyable read. Redshaw introduces you to Jennifer and her family and friends in such a way that you feel you know them. Funny and poignant, Jennifer's life is revealed in letters to her. I wish it hadn't ended - I want to read a sequel!

Rebecca, give us more!

Writers often ignore the subject of AIDS fearing it's not "publishable." Not so, Rebecca Redshaw. Her insightful novel about a young man who contracts AIDS when little was known about it draws you in with the first letter written to Jennifer and keeps you enthralled through the last. Ms Redshaw is masterful in developing her characters merely through their letters. Even without descriptions, I felt I knew each person in Jennifer's life. As I got deeper into the book, I found myself wanting to have Jennifer as a best friend and Michael as my little brother. A terrific first novel, I hope to see more soon from Ms. Redshaw.

A Beautiful, Painful and Humorous Journey

"Dear Jennifer" is an intense series of letters that reveal Jennifer's journey from childhood to authentic selfhood and outing. The letters reveal the bewilderment and anger of her parents, the honesty of her sister and the deeply loving support of her friends. Sprinkled with humor, pain and acceptance the reader experiences living in the emerging world of AIDS. A must read for anyone who seeks to understand and appreciate this revolution in our society, and who cherishes good writing.

Dear Jennifer

Because "Dear Jennifer" is such easy reading you can say that it's something you can read a few pages and then pick up again anytime. However, you soon get hooked by identifying with someone in the book and you'll read until the book is finished. Everyone will have a friend or family member that they see in the book. Gay or straight, everyone can relate to someone in "Dear Jennifer" Craig Prater

A beautiful little book

"Dear Jennifer" is a deft and graceful epistolary novel that thrums many emotions in very few pages. Highly recommended.