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Book Review of Message in a Bottle

Message in a Bottle
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Thrown into the waves, and to fate, the bottle could have ended up anywhere. Instead, it is found three weeks after it begins its journey. Theresa Osborne, divorced and the mother of a twelve-year-old son, picks it up during a seaside vacation from her job as a Boston newspaper columnist. Inside is a letter that opens with:

My Dearest Catherine, I miss you my darling, as I always do,
but today is particularly hard because the ocean has
been singing to me, and the song is that of our life together....

For "Garrett," the man who signs the letter, the message is the only way he knows to express his undying love for a woman he has lost. For Theresa, wary of romance since her husband shattered her trust, the message raises questions that intrigue her. Who are Garrett and Catherine? Where is he now? What is his story?