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Howard and Cynthia: A Love Story
Book • 2018
This heartfelt memoir chronicles the remarkable love story of Cynthia Riggs and Howard Attebery, who reconnected after 62 years apart and married in their 80s and 90s.
The book details their initial meeting in 1950 at Scripps Institution, their decades-long separation, and their passionate reunion through letters and visits that led to multiple wedding ceremonies on Martha's Vineyard in 2013.
Their correspondence, including coded messages on paper towels and romantic lyrics, forms the emotional core of this inspiring late-life romance.
The book details their initial meeting in 1950 at Scripps Institution, their decades-long separation, and their passionate reunion through letters and visits that led to multiple wedding ceremonies on Martha's Vineyard in 2013.
Their correspondence, including coded messages on paper towels and romantic lyrics, forms the emotional core of this inspiring late-life romance.
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