Sweethearts and Valentines Holder, Judith

A slender collection of verse and prose celebrating love's oldest rituals — the valentine, the sweetheart, the coded note slipped into a pocket. Judith Holder gathers fragments of romantic tradition: Victorian calling cards, forgotten love poems, the language of flowers, and the small gestures that meant everything before texting existed. It's nostalgic without being precious, more curiosity cabinet than greeting card. The kind of book you flip through on a rainy afternoon, dog-ear a page, and leave on the coffee table for someone else to discover. Perfect for romantics, paper ephemera collectors, or anyone who still writes letters by hand.