Never would she have imagined she would find one hidden away for centuries in her hometown and in the grand manor that once belonged to the first love of George Washington. 'Drawn from scores of primary sources, Calvi’s intricately crafted reimagining of a relationship with potentially revolutionary ramifications will fascinate historical fiction fans and romance lovers alike.' -LIBRARY JOURNALĪs a journalist, MARY CALVI searches for untold stories.

'Calvi’s debut skillfully depicts the ill-fated love story of a promising 24-year-old colonel named George Washington and Mary Eliza Philipse, a.New York heiress, 'affecting' narrative.' -PUBLISHERS WEEKLY It is also a fascinating and unique look at pre-Revolutionary War society, with its misunderstandings and simmering resentments, and notable for the author’s use of contemporaneous documents.” -BOOKLIST “Calvi’s portrait of Washington as an earnest young man striving for success but beleaguered on every front is convincing and, in a way, endearing. On DEAR GEORGE, DEAR MARY: A NOVEL OF GEORGE WASHINGTON'S FIRST LOVE Her in-depth research for her debut book, DEAR GEORGE, DEAR MARY: A NOVEL OF GEORGE WASHINGTON’S FIRST LOVE, is the basis of a Smithsonian Channel documentary. Many of these letters have never been published and were long believed destroyed.

Her second novel, IF A POEM COULD LIVE AND BREATHE: A NOVEL OF TEDDY ROOSEVELT’S FIRST LOVE, is based on love letters from the Gilded Age to and from Roosevelt and his first love, Alice Lee. MARY CALVI is a 14-time New York Emmy award-winning journalist.

Dear George, Dear Mary by Mary Calvi