Dear Henry, Love Edith

After a short and difficult marriage, recently widowed Edith Sherman has learned her lesson. Forget love. Forget marriage. She plans to fill her thirties with adventure. As she awaits the final paperwork for a humanitarian trip to South Africa, she accepts a short-term nursing position in a small Midwestern town. Henry Hobbes only accepts Edith as a houseguest for the summer for the sake of his niece. He works days and Edith works nights, so most of their communication is through notes. By the time Henry realizes that Edith is the brown-eyed beauty he keeps bumping into around town, her departure is rapidly approaching. -- adapted from back cover