The Dear John Letter is the answer from Lily to a missive from long lost John that arrived almost miraculously in her letter box years after they had last met. Its envelope was tattered and dirtied and showed many crossed-out forwarding addresses, and scribbled explanations for the delays, and stamps. In her long response, Lily expresses her great surprise that the letter found her, and she explains in great detail the drama that caused her silence and disappearance, without a word, years earlier. It is a bitter-sweet dear John letter like no other, full of pain, joy, realism and acceptance ... and eventually ... happiness.