Story is set in the early 1960s as two women become penpals.  Immy is an older woman who lives in Seattle and writes a column about her life in a magazine.  Joan is younger and lives in LA and dreams about being a food column writer.  Joan writes a fan letter to Immy and that kicks off a friendship.  The book is less than 200 pages and is in the form of letters so at times the character development falls short.  Recommend for a vacation read.