By Vasilena Spasova
“Hand in hand, two on the grey concrete, him and I. And we, Mum…We had just wanted some vanilla ice cream with chocolate chips. We hadn’t wanted anything more out of life, but life surprised us.”
Sometimes, one’s most sincere thoughts and feelings can only be expressed in a letter to their mother. Letters to you, to her, to no one is a moving story about a girl growing up in a Bulgarian orphanage told through intimate letters to her imaginary mother. The letters span years, recording a journey exploring friendship, loss, anorexia, and, most of all, dreams.
Recently published in the Bulgarian language, this self-translated version contains genuine art pieces drawn by parentless children who’ve proudly participated in the project.
Name: Vickie
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So easy, emotional and beautifully illustrated! G
Name: George
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Heartfelt, profound & thought provoking. The illustrations really add to the whole experience. Would thoroughly recommend.
Name: George
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Heartfelt, profound & thought provoking. The illustrations really add to the whole experience. Would thoroughly recommend.
Name: George
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Heartfelt, profound & thought provoking. The illustrations really add to the whole experience. Would thoroughly recommend.
Name: George
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Heartfelt, profound & thought provoking. The illustrations really add to the whole experience. Would thoroughly recommend.
Name: George
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Heartfelt, profound & thought provoking. The illustrations really add to the whole experience. Would thoroughly recommend.
Name: George
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Heartfelt, profound & thought provoking. The illustrations really add to the whole experience. Would thoroughly recommend.
Name: George
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Heartfelt, profound & thought provoking. The illustrations really add to the whole experience. Would thoroughly recommend.
Name: George
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Heartfelt, profound & thought provoking. The illustrations really add to the whole experience. Would thoroughly recommend.
Name: George
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Heartfelt, profound & thought provoking. The illustrations really add to the whole experience. Would thoroughly recommend.
Name: George
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Heartfelt, profound & thought provoking. The illustrations really add to the whole experience. Would thoroughly recommend.
Name: George
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Heartfelt, profound & thought provoking. The illustrations really add to the whole experience. Would thoroughly recommend.
Name: George
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Heartfelt, profound & thought provoking. The illustrations really add to the whole experience. Would thoroughly recommend.
Name: George
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Heartfelt, profound & thought provoking. The illustrations really add to the whole experience. Would thoroughly recommend.
Name: Arianna
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I LOVED THIS BOOK!!! If you want to read an emotional epistolary novel about mother daughter relationships, this is the book for you! Letters to you, to her to no one, written by Vasilena Spasova tells the heart warming story of an orphan girl from Bulgaria trying to connect with the version of a mother she's created by writing letters to her. The catch is, she never sends them! We see this tale being told by collection of these letters that have been written over the years. I thought that this format elevated the story as it creates a personal, intimate element to the book as I was reading these personal, intimate letters written by an orphan girl who is just trying to connect with her mother. You can feel the emotion within each letter. One of my favourite quotes from the book is “Dear Mum, help me. I’m all alone, fighting for two lives, I’m afraid.” An aspect of the book that I loved was the feeling of anonymity. We don’t know the name of the Orphan girl and the mother. We don’t know when or how the mother left her daughter. It makes it feel like it could be anyone writing these letters, even yourself. This book felt inspiring to me as its really powerful to put all your feelings on to a page and just keep it to yourself.
Name: Arianna
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I LOVED THIS BOOK!!! If you want to read an emotional epistolary novel about mother daughter relationships, this is the book for you! Letters to you, to her to no one, written by Vasilena Spasova tells the heartwarming story of an orphan girl from Bulgaria trying to connect with the version of a mother she's created by writing letters to her. The catch is, she never sends them! We see this tale being told by collection of these letters that have been written over the years. I thought that this format elevated the story as it creates a personal, intimate element to the book as I was reading these personal, intimate letters written by an orphan girl who is just trying to connect with her mother. You can feel the emotion within each letter. One of my favourite quotes from the book is “Dear Mum, help me. I’m all alone, fighting for two lives, I’m afraid.” An aspect of the book that I loved was the feeling of anonymity. We don’t know the name of the Orphan girl and the mother. We don’t know when or how the mother left her daughter. It makes it feel like it could be anyone writing these letters, even yourself. This book felt inspiring to me as its really powerful to put all your feelings on to a page and just keep it to yourself.