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Thief of Words

by John Jaffe · 2003

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- THIEF OF WORDS was published in Warner hardcover in 4/03 to wide critical acclaim. This edition ties in with Jaffe's new hardcover "Shenandoah Summer (Warner, 8/04).- With the same appeal as novels like "The Man Who Ate the 747 (Bantam, 2000) and films like "You've Got Mail and "Sleepless in Seattle, this impressive debut will be embraced by anyone who enjoys a funny, bittersweet, wildly romantic love story.- THIEF OF WORDS was inspired by the letters and e-mails that John Jaffe wrote while he was courting his current wife.- Foreign rights were sold in Germany and Italy.

Genre
contemporary romancecontemporary romanceMore like thisLess of this
Themes
fathersfathersMore like thisLess of thisjournalistsjournalistsMore like thisLess of thispsychologicalpsychologicalMore like thisLess of this
Setting
2000s2000sMore like thisLess of thisBaltimoreBaltimoreMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 256 pages

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