<P> Unable to deny their feelings for each other, they kiss, and William and Holly have sex . They begin a conversation about her deceased husband and Holly asks William to drive her to visit her in - laws . Upon Holly revealing their names, William realizes she is the widow of his childhood best friend . Revealing this to Holly causes her to panic, but William calms her down and starts to tell stories about his and Gerry's childhood . The next day, Holly visits Gerry's parents and while there, she also receives a letter from Gerry reminding her of their first meeting . </P> <P> Arriving home, Holly again withdraws from family and friends . As she continues to become more and more lost, she is inspired by Gerry after finding one of his suspender clips next to one of her shoes and realizes she has a flair for designing women's shoes; she enrolls in a class that teaches how to actually make the shoes she has designed . A new found self - confidence allows her to emerge from her solitude and embrace her friends' happiness . </P> <P> While on a walk with her mother, she learns that her mother was the one whom Gerry asked to deliver his letters after his death and receives the last letter . As the film ends with Holly taking her mother on a trip to Ireland, we see that Holly has opened herself up to the journey beginning with the next chapter of her life, and wherever it takes her she has the hope of falling in love again . </P> <P> The major difference between the novel and its film adaptation is that, in the novel, the main characters Holly and Gerry Kennedy are Irish . In the film, only Gerry is Irish, Holly and her family are Irish Americans, and the two live in New York . Also in the novel, Holly has numerous siblings, but in the film she has one . The film adds a character called William, played by Jeffrey Dean Morgan . Another change is that in the books, the letters arrive all in a package together and Holly is expected to open them once a month . In the movie, the letters are delivered by mail . The film remains fairly true to the novel, and all of Gerry's letters are virtually unchanged . </P>

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