# Please Write: A Novel in Letters - Hardcover

by **J. Wynn Rousuck** (Author)

An epistolary novel with a twist, _Please Write_ chronicles the correspondence between Vivienne, the alter ego of a recently widowed Cleveland artist, and Zippy, a mixed-breed terrier rescued off the streets of Baltimore. Their letters change and enrich their lives as well as that of Zippy's owner, Pamela, a harried journalist whose life is unraveling.

Combining the canine viewpoint of _A Dog's Purpose_ with the poignant style of _The Guernsey Literary Potato Peel Pie Society_, _Please Write_, with Disney-like charm, delivers a distinctive account of coping with heartbreak and loss through the power of imagination and love.

### Author Biography

J. WYNN ROUSUCK is the theater critic at Baltimore's NPR affiliate, WYPR, and the former longtime theater critic at _The Baltimore Sun_.

She has been published in magazines ranging from _American Theatre_ to _Dog World_, and her writing has been honored by organizations including the Dog Writers Association of America.

She has taught writing and theater at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's National Critics Institute, Goucher College, and in various programs at Johns Hopkins University.

Her award-winning short stories have appeared in Atticus Review and _Creative Loafing Tampa Bay_, and her interviews can be found in the book, _Hairspray: The Roots and Conversations with Neil Simon_.

A graduate of Wellesley College and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, she was a National Endowment for the Humanities Journalism Fellow at the University of Michigan and a visiting student in the graduate playwriting program at Brown University.

_Please Write_ is part of her family heritage: Her father was a dog judge and his oldest brother wrote one of the first books about Boston Terriers.

She lives in Baltimore with her husband Alan Fink and their Boston Terrier, Juno.

_Please Write_ is her first novel.

**Number of Pages:** 252

**Dimensions:** 0.87 x 8.58 x 5.59 IN

**Publication Date:** November 07, 2023

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