I, Who Have Left You: A Lover's Memoir

In a cloth-covered box, the physical treasures of Susan Freeman’s life quietly stand as a monument to love.

The box contains letters she and her husband, Leslie, wrote to one another over a span of twenty-seven years. The first one, dated 1975, was written by Susan during her days working on a farm in North Dakota. The last one, dated April 12, 2002, was written by Leslie on the day he committed an act of self-deliverance to escape the final ravages of cancer.

But their story doesn’t end wi...