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I'll Be Seeing You - Epistolary Novel
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I'll Be Seeing You

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I'll Be Seeing You is a historical fiction novel by Suzanne Hayes and Loretta Nyhan, written in an epistolary form. The story follows Glory Whitehall and Rita Vincenzo, two American women who become pen pals during the Second World War and sustain their relationship through letters without meeting in person. The format makes their correspondence the main vehicle for the novel's accounts of friendship, family, separation, and wartime life.

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Who are the two women exchanging letters in I'll Be Seeing You?

The novel follows Glory Whitehall and Rita Vincenzo, two American women whose friendship develops through correspondence during World War II. Their letters connect separate lives and reveal personal conflicts that a conventional narrator might present differently.

Why is I'll Be Seeing You written as an epistolary novel?

The story is told through letters, making the reader experience the relationship between Glory and Rita through what they choose to write and withhold. That format reflects the wartime separation that drives the novel's emotional structure.

Who wrote I'll Be Seeing You and when was it published?

I'll Be Seeing You was co-authored by Suzanne Hayes and Loretta Nyhan and published in 2013 by MIRA. The original paperback edition was presented as a roughly 320-page historical fiction novel.

Is I'll Be Seeing You connected to the song with the same title?

The title is shared with the well-known song 'I'll Be Seeing You,' but this book is a World War II historical novel about Glory Whitehall and Rita Vincenzo. Readers searching for the song, film, or other books with the title should check that they are looking at the Hayes and Nyhan novel.

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