Valencia and Valentine Summary
Suzy Krause

Valencia and Valentine Overview

Suzy Krause’s Valencia and Valentine is a work of literary fiction that follows two protagonists whose stories intersect: Valencia, a young debt collector with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), and Mrs. Valentine, an eccentric old woman. As Valencia struggles to overcome her fear of turning 35, Mrs. Valentine tells her best friend’s granddaughter the story of how she met her beloved husband. Krause explores the following themes in this novel: the inevitability of death, mental health and illness, overcoming fears, resisting change, and companionship.