Lucy & Desi The Love Letters by Lucie Arnaz

This is the book that has been put together by Lucie Arnaz singer and actress as well as daughter of iconic entertainers Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz and in the book it has letters that Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz wrote to each other between 1940 and 1958 as they were married from 1940 until 1960 as they talk about in the letters including what was happeining in the world, where they were at as well as what they were doing at the time with the world at war as well as they were in the early years of their relationship as well as budding careers in Hollywood which it has photos of them as well the historical timeline of their lives. It is FANTASTIC and BRILLIANT with FANTASTIC stuff which was BRILLIANTLY put together by Lucie Arnaz with help from Elisabeth Edwards and it was in 1989 after her mother's passing Lucie founded the letters of her parents which it is great to see the handwriting and evenlopes of the time in the 40's as it is amazing to see that Lucy and Desi clearly loved each other deeply. Desi Arnaz passed away in 1986 and Lucille Ball in 1989 but their work on I Love Lucy still lives on as well as her other shows The Lucy Show, Here's Lucy and Life With Lucy and Lucie Arnaz still performs which she has a show coming up in California on February 18th 2026. This is an must for fans of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz which I give it 4 stars as it's in the shops now so do yourselves an favour and BUY IT which you will be impressed and amazed.

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