Kate & Frida: a Novel of Friendship, Food, and Books by Kim Fay

Frida, living in Paris, becomes friends with Kate when she writes a letter to a bookstore in Seattle, requesting a particular book. Kate, who works at the bookstore, sends Frida the item she desires and a friendship is born. Kate, an aspiring novelist, enjoys her job, adores her grandfather Bumpa, and is interested in co-worker Sven. Frida, meanwhile, dreams of being a great journalist. When the chance opens up to travel to Sarajevo to cover the Bosnian war, she takes it--and it changes her life. Kate & Frida recounts the friendship of the women through the letters they write to each other over a three year span. A light novel for those enjoy books about women's friendships.