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Ira Levinson: Plot Summary

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• Ira Levinson – Ira is an old man in the lower nineties with health conditions that are worsening. He is suffering with lung cancer and only has a few weeks left to live. Sophia and Luke found him stuck in his car, after failing to see the curve, at the beginning of the book. When waiting on an ambulance to come, Ira gives a letter to Sophia to keep safe. The couple comes to find out that Ira has kept a collection of love letters to his “Dearest Ruth.” Throughout his years of marriage, he and his wife collected many valuable paintings. • Ruth Levinson – Ruth was Ira’s beloved wife, whom was the love of his life ever since their eyes met. She has been dead for about 9 years, but Ira continues to keep her letters dear to his heart. Ruth and Ira were happily married over 50 years. They were never able to have children because Ira was sterile, but that didn’t stop their love. • …show more content…

He is a rancher and champion bull rider. Luke has had an accident with a bull that left him with a life-threatening condition. He falls in love with Sophia even though they have very different lifestyles. After Ira dies, Luke is the one who is given the full collection of art after buying a piece that meant a lot to Ira. • Sophia Danko – Sophia is a senior at Wake Forest College, and ends up falling in love with Luke at a rodeo that she didn’t even want to go to. Her major in college is Art History, which is one of the reasons that she relates so well to Ira and Ruth’s love for

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