The Last Letter of Rachel Ellsworth

Two women overcoming past traumas embark on a healing journey across continents in a novel about friendship, family, and rediscovery by the USA Today bestselling author of When We Believed in Mermaids. Recently and abruptly divorced Veronica Barrington is anxious for a new direction when she answers a listing for a travel companion. Its from Mariah Ellsworth, a young woman adjusting to an injury that ended her Olympic career. Shes also grieving her mother, Rachel, a lauded food writer, and Mariah aims to trace the steps of her mothers final, unfinished project so she can heal and also honor the woman she misses. Veronica seizes on the opportunity to experience with Mariah the culture, traditions, and intoxicating aromas of Parsi cafs throughout London, Paris, Morocco, and India. Accompanied by a former war photographer who has a wounded history of his own, and with just Rachels letters to guide them, the quest is a chance to not only close a chapter in life but also begin a new one. Following the letters one by oneeach a clue to an illuminating mysteryVeronica and Mariah must face the painful and beautiful challenges of freeing themselves from the dark shadows of the past. Together, far from home, they can find the light.