A letter from one character of the book to another character

      During the time when Inman was at war Ada wrote many letters to him which he didn't receive. Here's one letter that I think how it may have been written.

Dear Inman,

I haven't heard from you for such a long time. I've written to you before, but I'm not sure if you have received the letters. I am hoping and believing that you're alive and fine and I hope the war ends as soon as possible.

I'll write a bit about myself, too. Since my father died I was thinking whether to sell the farm and return to Charleston or stay in the farm. To my own surprise I decided to stay here, in farm. At first it was very hard- I couldn't do any of those farm works since I just didn't know how to do them. I even didn't eat much because I didn't really know how to cook a proper food. Fortunately on one day came a girl named Ruby here and offered her help. I accepted it. She isn't my servant, she's more like a friend and for now she has taught me to do all these farm works. We live, eat and work together side by side. We are managing just fine. We are raising the necessary supplies we need for ourselves and changing some of them in the town for the things that we need.  

I just can't wait the war to end. It has done so many horrible things to people. Me and Ruby once helped three women with children whose men are fighting and whose' house were robbed and burnt down by Federals. Besides, if there wasn't this far, you would be here, also. I'm feeling actually quite lonely and sad without you.

Come back to me is my request.

Love,
Ada

"Cold Mountain" . Charles Frazier

     This book is published by Pearson Education Limited in association with Penguin Books  Ltd and it has 86 pages. Reading level is 5 (upper intermediate) and the number of words is 2300.
      This book tells a story of war and love through the eyes of people involved. Inman is injured due to the Civil War and he is tired of it and doesn't want to fight any more. He decides to escape and go home to Ada and he wants to marry her, but it's dangerous journey since the Home Guard is hunting the deserters. He travels for quite a long time and faces many obstacles and dangers on his way. At the same time Ada Monroe, the woman who Inman is in love with, is struggling with the farm that her father left him after his death. Fortunately a young girl named Ruby comes to help her and Ada is learning how to manage the farm. At one day Inman manages to find Ada and they spend a few days together in one empty village where Ada and Ruby are staying because of Ruby's injured father who isn't able to travel back to the farm. Ada and Inman are making plans for the future and they decided that Inman goes to the north and gives himself up to the Federals and then he just has to wait for the war to end. They started leaving towards the farm with Ruby's father on the horse. Ada and Ruby went ahead and Inman with Ruby's dad behind them. Unfortunately they met the Guards. Inman fought against them and when it was only one of them left, a young boy, he didn't want to shoot him, but the boy himself shoot Inman. Ada heard the shots and ran back. She was with Inman for the last minutes of his life...Years later Ada lived with Ruby's family and her daughter in the farm.
      I enjoyed this book very much and would definitely recommend it to everyone. Only thing that I didn't like about the book was an unhappy ending, but as in life, there aren't always happy endings. What I especially liked about the book was that it payed attention to the war- how it changes a person and how much harm can it do.