Ten years after her motherâs death, Eliza Levinger never imagined sheâd hear from her again. But then The Letter arrived.
Elizaâs world broke apart when she was sixteen and her mom died of cancer. Now, years later, she has rebuilt her life to include a director-of-development job at a nonprofit, a Manhattan apartment, and an easy-on-the-eyes bedroom buddyâjust the kind of no-strings relationship she wants, even if itâs less than her best friend, Mo, thinks she deserves. But when Elizaâs dad dies unexpectedly, her beloved aunt Claude arrives at the shiva with a letter from her momâto be opened only after her fatherâs death. Inside the letter? A bombshell.
Suddenly, all of Elizaâs relationships are upended. Her brother is angry, her stepmother is threatening to disinherit her, and Moâwho has always been her rockâdoesnât seem to understand what sheâs going through. But as Eliza struggles to cope with the shocking news,?she finds an unexpected allyâher brotherâs best friend, Joshâher high school crush, whom sheâs tried hard to forget. Itâs not in Elizaâs nature to trust⌠but maybe itâs time for that to change.
Perfect for fans of Emily Giffin, Katherine Center, and Jennifer Weiner, Dear Eliza explores the meaning of family, the complexities of grief, and the beauty in finding your way again.