With Kisses from Cécile

A STORY OF LOVE AND REDEMPTION DRAWN FROM REAL-LIFEVisiting Paris to find out more about her great-grandmothers World-War-I-era pen pal Cécile a forlorn Maggie reeling from discovering her husbands infidelity learns of devastating one-hundred-year-old secrets involving loss and forgiveness. Revelations about her familys past challenge Maggies decision to face her future alone.Maggie Ruth Mitchells failed reconciliation with her unfaithful husband leaves her heartbroken--and pregnant. She accepts her familys invitation to Paris to pay homage to Cécile whose World War I era pen pal letters to Maggies great-grandmother Ruth are cherished family mementoes. Through reading Céciles letters and learning about Ruths tragic past will Maggie find the strength to forgive and love again?In the year 1919 following World War I Ruth and Cécile begin corresponding through an American-French pen pal program. Cécile is fighting against consumption a life-threatening illness. Ruth is hiding the truth about a tragic death that has torn her family apart. She draws strength to face what fate brings from her pen pals inspiring letters each signed With Kisses from Cécile.