I Sent a Letter to My Love
A Musical

I Sent a Letter to My Love is about Amy Evans, an ugly woman in her fifties who lives with and reluctantly cares for her disabled brother, Stan, in a small Welsh seaside town. In a desperate bid for love and a life of her own she places a classified advert in the local paper and the only answer she......more

Bernice Rubens' I Sent A Letter to My Love is an odd sort of romance. You know from the beginning of the affair that it isn't going to go well. I think the emotions depicted here feel real -- the frustrated dreams, the weird tension, the growing to love and want and be confident... The problem with i......more

Stan is the adored child with rickets, Amy is the despised child with a snub nose and plain features, and both find the attention of their mother difficult to handle. We see their childhood through Amy’s sad and troubled eyes. Fast forward several decades. Their parents are dead. Amy thinks her mothe......more

A jewel of a book, a lonely woman Amy lives with her disabled brother Stan and is desperate for a last chance at love as she approaches her 60s. As she becomes proactive in her search things take an unexpected turn. Some laugh out moments as Amy negotiates her predicament with Stan and their friend......more