Letters of Note: Love: Shaun Usher Main Edition
Author(s): Shaun Usher (Compiler)
- Publisher: Canongate Books
- Publication Date: 5 Mar. 2020
- Edition: Main
- Language: English
- Print length: 144 pages
- ISBN-10: 1786895323
- ISBN-13: 9781786895325
Book Description
In Letters of Note: Love, Shaun Usher gathers together some of the most powerful messages about love ever composed, whether inspired by love’s first blush or the recriminations at its ending, the regrets of unrequited feelings and the joys of passions known.
Includes letters by:
Simone de Beauvoir, Frida Kahlo
Georgia O’Keeffe, Zora Neale Hurston
Evelyn Waugh, Vita Sackville-West
Nelson Mandela, John Steinbeck
& many more
Editorial Reviews
Review
“Praise for Letters of Note: Quite literally the most enjoyable volume it is possible to imagine. Every page is a marvel” ― Spectator
“It is inspiring, and often sad, funny, and occasionally quite surreal” ―
GQ
“A truly extraordinary reading experience” ―
Big Issue
“Witty, tragic, educational, inspirational” ―
The List
“Addictive, like dipping into a bag of variously tempting assorted candies, knowing that the next one will always bring surprise and pleasure” ―
New Yorker
“A gloriously presented compilation” ―
Financial Times
“The literary equivalent of a box of chocolates – bite-sized and pure addictive pleasure . . . The result is beautifully produced, with photographs and colour facsimiles of much of the correspondence. A gorgeous Christmas present” ―
The Sunday Times
“It is hard to see how
Letters Of Note could ever be surpassed” ― Mail on Sunday
“Funny, tragic, brilliantly incisive, historic, lyrical, romantic and studiedly offensive, this stupendous compendium of letters ancient and modern is my book of the year. You will never tire of it” — Stephen Fry
“A wonderful collection of magical missives . . . It’ll have you reaching for pen and paper” ―
Evening Standard
Book Description
A compulsive collection of the world’s most entertaining, inspiring and powerful letters with love at their heart, curated by the founder of the global phenomenon lettersofnote.com
From the Back Cover
In Letters of Note: Love, Shaun Usher gathers together some of the most powerful messages about love ever composed, whether inspired by love’s first blush or the recriminations at its ending, the regrets of unrequited feelings and the joys of passions known. Includes letters by: Simone de Beauvoir, Frida Kahlo, Georgia O’Keeffe, Zora Neale Hurston, Evelyn Waugh, Vita Sackville-West, Nelson Mandela, Ansel Adams & many more.
About the Author
Shaun Usher is a writer and sole custodian of the popular blogs www.lettersofnote.com and www.listsofnote.com. He has transformed both blogs into the bestselling books Letters of Note, More Letters of Note and Lists of Note, crowd-funded by Unbound and jointly published by Unbound and Canongate. He lives in Wilmslow with his wife Karina and their two sons.
www.shaunusher.com
Follow @LettersOfNote on Twitter
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