Letter writing transcends texts or email. Letters can be treasured and kept. And there's something deeply aesthetic about the physical quality of paper, coloured envelopes and ink.
For anyone who has read books such as The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society or 84, Charring Cross Road, you'll know of the exquisite joy, humour, character and life that letter writing can bring in fiction and real life. Letter writing is ultimately the art of story telling. And letters over the years have enriched our literary world and personal lives.