Save the Last Kiss: Letters to a Dying Friend

Reminiscences of first love are woven through letters from Sophia a German journalist now living in Spain. She writes to her dying friend Klaus. Sophia recalls the emotional experiences they shared as they came of age and recounts how she wrestled with the discovery that Klaus was in a serious relationship with someone else while courting her. As Sophia writes she learns that clinging to a romantic attachment from the past risks crippling her capacity to love in the present. Using the all but lost love letter format the author recalls Sophias conflicted lifelong love for her dying friend Klaus in a series of poignant letters. Sophias memories describe classic themes of love and death concluding that while her love was idealized it amplified true goodness in both their lives. --R.J. Nelson. Author of Dirty Waters Confessions of Chicagos Last Harbor Boss Through a series of letters Sophia writes to her first love Klaus when he is at the end of his life revealing the secrets of her heart and life. Her vivid poetical language leaves an indelible imprint on the readers mind. Save the Last Kiss narrates a story of love betrayals and different kinds of relationships. Her writing is compelling and loaded with suspense and psychological insights. --Julia Hones poet and writer former poetry editor of Southern Pacific Review