P.S. Longer Letter Later is an epistolary novel about two young friends, the outgoing Tara and the introverted Elizabeth. After Tara moves away to Ohio, they begin to correspond through letters. Tara has difficulty at first in her new home, but soon becomes involved at school, makes new friends and finds a boyfriend. Elizabeth's father becomes a drunkard who drives the family into poverty and eventually leaves her mother. Despite their separation, Tara and Elizabeth remain close friends.
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