num_pages: 292
description: Brenna O'Brien doesn't believe in happy endings. Not since the love of her life, Pierce McGovern, left her years ago without a word. Now, she leads a quiet life surrounded by her four matchmaking sisters, running a historic movie theater and collecting old wartime letters. But she leaves the letters unopened, preferring to imagine their possibilities rather than risk being disappointed.Then Pierce comes back to town, shattering Brenna's hard-earned peace-and forcing her to re-examine everything, and realize that if she doesn't come to terms with the life she let slip away, she may never have the courage to go after the life she wants.
language: English
title: Learning to Breathe
titlecomplete: Learning to Breathe
genres: Drama, Contemporary Romance, Mystery, Southern, Chick Lit, Adult, Romance, Contemporary, Fiction, Womens Fiction
ratings_count: 3027
awards: awardedAt: 1199174400000
name: RITA Award by Romance Writers of America
category: Novel with Strong Romantic Elements, awardedAt: 1199174400000
name: HOLT Medallion by Virginia Romance Writers
category: Best Southern Theme & Nominee for Mainstream/Single Title, awardedAt: 1199174400000
name: Gayle Wilson Award of Excellence
category: Contemporary Single Title, awardedAt: 1167638400000
name: OKRWA National Readers Choice Award
category: Mainstream
publisher: Berkley