In the nascent world of telegraphy, Nathalie Rogers, a spirited operator, finds her routine punctuated by the playful, intriguing dispatches of a fellow telegrapher known only as 'C.' What begins as a series of witty exchanges across the wires soon blossoms into an unexpected, disembodied romance. Thayer’s novel plunges readers into a fascinating 19th-century precursor to online dating, exploring the tantalizing possibilities—and inherent anxieties—of falling in love with a voice, a personality, an unseen soul, without the biases of physical appearance or social standing.
