I started reading this book thinking it would be kind of a light weight, happy-go-lucky, romantic-shenanigans type of affair.
Boy, was I wrong!
Emma and Dexter connect the day of their college graduation. After the first 24 hours of their meeting, they go their separate ways but remain in contact via post cards and letters.
They have various levels of contact over the years with both of them experiencing their own challenges in family, relationships, and careers. Their friendship itself also experiences its own ups and downs.
Do they finally get together? The book answers that question. I have to say that this was not an ultimately uplifting book. It has an increasing level of "realness" as the book progresses through their lives. There was never a moment where I really cheered these two on. I really became convinced that Dexter was kind of a lead weight and a liability to Emma . For her part, Emma had plenty of awkward experiences and perhaps her storyline hit a little too close to home for me at certain points in the story.
The book explores the deepening friendship and bond between these two individuals, for better or for worse. There is no sugar coating on this little pill of the reality of love between two people and perhaps that is the crowning achievement of this book.
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