Petro-Roy, who was raised Catholic, said at the time she began writing the book she had begun to question some aspects of the faith. The book takes readers through an emotional journey that is sad at times but ultimately hopeful. “She writes about living with her parents and the new girl in school who she is starting to maybe have a crush on, and she’s afraid her parents will disapprove of her just like her parents disapproved of her sister.”Įvie must figure out the mystery of why Cilla isn’t writing back. “She writes her letters about stuff that’s going on in school, her friends join the school play and she didn’t make it,” Petro-Roy said. Her older sister, Cilla, becomes pregnant as a junior in high school and their parents are not happy with her choices.Ĭilla moves out to live with a great aunt, and Evie writes writes her letters about everything happening in her life, ending nearly all of them with “P.S. I Miss You” is about a 12-year-old girl named Evie, who grows up in a very religious Catholic family in a suburban Massachusetts town. Petro-Roy said she was thrilled to work with Feiwel and editor Christine Barcellona, whose recommendations made the book stronger while keeping the core of the story intact.
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