When Amanda and her husband, Steve, moved to Salt Lake City, she knew it would be tough to make new friends. Then, she met Sophia. Meeting Sophia felt like finding a missing piece of herself—someone who understood her quirks, her humor, her struggles with aging and identity. But just as quickly as their friendship bloomed, Sophia was gone. Her suicide left Amanda reeling, alone in a new city with grief she couldn’t name and questions she could never ask.
Told through deeply personal journal entries, letters, and conversations, Letters to Sophia is Amanda’s raw and tender journey through loss. With Steve’s steady presence beside her, she learns to live inside the ache of absence while still reaching for joy. Therapy, humor, and reflection become her survival tools as she grapples with buried trauma, anxiety, and the shifting terrain of midlife.
But this isn’t just a story of grief—it’s also one of resilience. As Amanda stumbles forward, she discovers unexpected connections, including a women’s camping trip that leads to friendships and connections she never saw coming. And in the final pages, Amanda offers Sophia one last note—not just a goodbye, but an embrace of life’s imperfect, enduring beauty.
Letters to Sophia is a candid, heartfelt portrait of marriage, female friendship, loss, and the quiet strength it takes to keep moving when the world breaks your heart.
