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Dear Everyone,: A Modern Story of Self-Discovery, Womanhood, and Becoming
Sixty years apart, two women wrestle with the same What does it mean to choose yourself? And what is lost when you don't?
In 1963, twenty-two-year-old Martha McCaffray set sail for Florence, Italy, determined to live on year entirely for herself. Through sixty letters home, she captured a season of painting, travel, friendship, and freedom before returning to a life immediately shaped by marriage, motherhood, and societal expectation.
Sixty years later, those letters are unearthed and intertwined with a modern narrative of grief, ambition, and womanhood. The result is a deeply personal work of narrative nonfiction that reflects the timeless struggle between cultural demands and personal truth.
Dear Everyone, is more than a portrait of a young woman's bold year abroad. It's a mirror held up to the choices women face across generations.
Readers of this book will A moving braid of past and present, letters and modern lived experienceA candid exploration of identity, ambition, womanhood, and the precipice of motherhoodA reminder that choosing yourself is both a radical and universal actIf you've ever wondered what you've given up - and what it might mean to claim it back - this book will speak directly to you.
Start reading Dear Everyone, today and step into a story that bridges generations.
In 1963, twenty-two-year-old Martha McCaffray set sail for Florence, Italy, determined to live on year entirely for herself. Through sixty letters home, she captured a season of painting, travel, friendship, and freedom before returning to a life immediately shaped by marriage, motherhood, and societal expectation.
Sixty years later, those letters are unearthed and intertwined with a modern narrative of grief, ambition, and womanhood. The result is a deeply personal work of narrative nonfiction that reflects the timeless struggle between cultural demands and personal truth.
Dear Everyone, is more than a portrait of a young woman's bold year abroad. It's a mirror held up to the choices women face across generations.
Readers of this book will A moving braid of past and present, letters and modern lived experienceA candid exploration of identity, ambition, womanhood, and the precipice of motherhoodA reminder that choosing yourself is both a radical and universal actIf you've ever wondered what you've given up - and what it might mean to claim it back - this book will speak directly to you.
Start reading Dear Everyone, today and step into a story that bridges generations.
274 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 16, 2025
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January 11, 2026
Wanted to love it.
I wanted to love it, but the beginning of the book had you jumping in trying to figure out what was going on. It's like there should have been a couple of prelude chapters.
I wanted to love it, but the beginning of the book had you jumping in trying to figure out what was going on. It's like there should have been a couple of prelude chapters.
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