- THIEF OF WORDS was published in Warner hardcover in 4/03 to wide critical acclaim. This edition ties in with Jaffe's new hardcover "Shenandoah Summer (Warner, 8/04).- With the same appeal as novels like "The Man Who Ate the 747 (Bantam, 2000) and films like "You've Got Mail and "Sleepless in Seattle, this impressive debut will be embraced by anyone who enjoys a funny, bittersweet, wildly romantic love story.- THIEF OF WORDS was inspired by the letters and e-mails that John Jaffe wrote while he was courting his current wife.- Foreign rights were sold in Germany and Italy.