I'm in the middle of reading this one book that i found at a Pay-less book shop, and it defined undervalued. It is this little gem titled Letter's To Jenny, by the unofficial king of all things Xanth, Piers Anthony. Yes, I'm one of those fortunate Mundanians who actually does know about him, even though i'm located halfway across the world. Enough about me though, I would like to talk about this book.
First of all, what is this book about? Letter's To Jenny is actually a collection of...well..letters sent by the author, Mr. Anthony, to a little girl named Jenny. Please note that this are real people and the occurences mentioned DID happen. This is not a fictional review. Jenny is a nine-year old girl who sadly got mowed down by a drunk driver and ended up in a coma. Jenny happens to be a huge fan of the Xanth series, a collection of fantasy novels which had captured the hearts of many in America and the rest of the world. (in case you're clueless about Xanth, spank yourself, you moron)
Anyway, Jenny's mother, in deep concern for her daughter's condition, makes a desperate attempt to make things better. She came up with the idea of writing to Mr. Anthony about her Jenny, and asks him the favour of writing a letter personally to Jenny. Jenny's mother believes that upon hearing from her favourite writer, Jenny's condition might improve somewhat.
What follows is a string of letters written by the author to one of his dearest fans, and these make up the bulk of the book. It is a rather unusual piece of work, but, in my opinion, for whatever that's worth, it is a very important one. It shows a very human side of people and how sometimes the most wonderful thing we could exprience is to be able to make a difference in somebody's life.
The letters written by Mr Anthony are subtle, simple, yet exceedingly sensitive, showing how insightful and caring the man really is. He does care about his readers and has no qualms about taking an active role in their lives, in getting to know them and learning about them. Letter's To Jenny is sweet, touching, funny, and precious. It is a wonderful read and anybody with a heart would indeed something wonderful between it's covers.