Tony Hynes asked Kristina McMorris:

I completely understand! I feel like I must have said "finished" about 12 times during the writing process for my manuscript.. You must have really been in a zone to write it in 4 months though! When did the idea hit you to write a book? I'd also like to thank your grandparents for reminding us how beautiful love is. I love letters because they allow us to appreciate the time that goes into cultivating love.

Kristina McMorris I agree about the beauty of letters. Somehow an email/tweet/text/post just isn't the same. As for my inspiration behind the book.... I was interviewing my grandmother for the biographical section of a family cookbook I was creating as a Christmas gift when she shared that she and my late grandfather had only dated twice during WWII, yet fell in love through letters, leading to a marriage that lasted until he passed away fifty years later. She then pulled the collection of letters out of her closet, and we spent the afternoon savoring heartfelt messages sent from an 18-year-old sailor who didn't know if he'd ever be coming home. It made me wonder: how well can you really know someone through letters alone? What if those letters had been less than truthful? Ultimately these questions led me to write Letters from Home!

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