A Love Letter
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Summary
In the story, Cinderella and the prince run toward each other, while the princess is left where she stands.
"Lin Lijia, missing out is your regret, not mine."
Once, Su Linman believed that whether at seven, seventeen, twenty-seven, or ninety-seven, she and Lin Lijia would always, always be together.
But when did the person beside Lin Lijia stop being her?
She sees the hands in her memory that were taken and released again and again, sees the boy by the park lake walk into the light without looking back, sees the one who once sheltered her from wind and rain standing in front of someone else.
At the very end, she sees him turn around, wave to her, and say goodbye forever.
Su Linman thinks: this is a difficult, lengthy farewell.
Editor's review
Who it's for
A good fit for
- Young readers going through or just out of a breakup who need emotional resonance
- Readers who enjoy women's perspectives on growth and farewell
- Those who prefer short novels with high emotional density
- Readers interested in stories about childhood-sweetheart relationships changing
Not a good fit for
- Readers hoping for a reunion or a sweet ending
- Those looking for light, healing content without sadness
- Readers with little patience for slow pacing and long inner monologues
Reading tips
- Choose an uninterrupted time and read it in one sitting to keep the emotional thread intact
- Pause at passages where the ages appear and reflect—they mark turning points in the relationship
- Jot down changes in how Su Linman sees Lin Lijia, and observe how she shifts from questioning him to affirming herself
- Leave yourself time to absorb it afterward; no need to rush to judge the ending
About the publisher
Founded in 1997 and based in Beijing, Taihai Publishing House takes “building cultural bridges and promoting cross-strait unity” as its mission, focusing on Taiwan-related studies, social sciences and humanities, Chinese and foreign history, and literature. Judging from the 709 titles in the database, its publishing centers on foreign literature and classic works, with attention to Eastern philosophy, architecture, and social culture. Representative books include Hermann Hesse’s Siddhartha and Steppenwolf and the four-volume Hesse literary series, Liang Sicheng’s A History of Chinese Architecture, Lao She’s Teahouse (unabridged classic edition), Sun Wu’s The Art of War, and collections by W. Somerset Maugham, Yasunari Kawabata, and Yukio Mishima. Its authors include major foreign writers such as Hesse, Maugham, Kawabata, and Mishima, as well as Liang Sicheng, Lao She, and Sun Wu. Its publishing features complete presentation of classic texts and series-based organization of foreign literature; public information on its Taiwan-related studies titles and authors is limited.
Contents
- 版权信息
- 第一章 过去，一切的开始
- 第二章 阳光似潮水
- 第三章 幸好还有朋友
- 第四章 他会一直在
- 第五章 银河倒泻
- 第六章 笨蛋
- 第七章 一年又一年
- 第八章 献花
- 第九章 衰败春日
- 第十章 生日
- 第十一章 漫长的告别
- 第十二章 成为自己想成为的人
- 番外 一封回信
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About the author
Xishan is an author about whom limited public information is available; four works are currently held in the library, with representative titles including Jiangnan and Jiangbei, See You at the Next Intersection, A Love Letter, and Shanghai's Fine Trees. Judging from these works, the writing mainly falls into two categories: time-travel and alternate-history fiction, and youth literature. Some works offer imaginative narratives set against historical or invented backgrounds, while others engage with the emotions and life experiences of young people today. Titles such as Jiangnan and Jiangbei and Shanghai's Fine Trees carry strong regional imagery, suggesting that the author is skilled at using urban spaces like Jiangnan and Shanghai to create atmosphere and to weave characters' fortunes together with local scenery, whereas See You at the Next Intersection and A Love Letter reveal themes of encounter, waiting, and emotional expression common in youth literature. Since the author's dates of birth and death, nationality, and English name cannot be confirmed, the personal biography and the full scope of the work await further material; yet even these four works show a writer who moves freely between alternate-world narrative and youthful emotional storytelling.
