Two warring gift shop clerks unknowingly fall for each other through their charming, anonymous letters.
Romantic and cozy, with dry wit. A date-night pick at a measured pace. Emotionally it carries some weight.
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Two employees at a gift shop can barely stand one another, without realising that they are falling in love through the post as each other's anonymous pen pal.
Yes. It lands on a happy note.
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