Subtly told and finely made, The Correspondent is a portrait of a small life expanding… That change, like this novel, turns out to be a cause for celebration.
Meet Sybil Van Antwerp: seventy-three, sharp-witted, and a most dedicated writer of letters. When her past comes knocking, everything settled begins to shift. This book club pick arrives in a gorgeous Deluxe Edition—deckled edges, debossed cover, ribbon bookmark. A book meant to be held. Come linger a while.
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Some books are meant to be read. This one is meant to be held.
Meet Sybil Van Antwerp: mother, grandmother, retired lawyer, devoted gardener, and a most dedicated writer of letters. Most mornings, around half past ten, she sits down to write—to her brother, to her dearest friend, to the university president who won’t let her audit that class, even to Joan Didion and Larry McMurtry, to tell them exactly what she thinks of their latest work.
At seventy-three, Sybil has spent a lifetime making sense of the world one envelope at a time. But when letters from her past arrive, she’s pulled back to one of the most painful chapters of her life—and everything she thought was settled begins, quietly, to shift.
This book club pick is the breakout novel everyone’s been talking about, and Ann Patchett said it best: “Subtly told and finely made, The Correspondent is a portrait of a small life expanding… That change, like this novel, turns out to be a cause for celebration.”
And this Deluxe Edition? It’s a treat for the shelf and the hands:
It’s the kind of novel best enjoyed slowly. A rainy afternoon, a warm mug, the sound of the sea just beyond the footbridge. A tender, wise story about second chances and the enduring power of the written word.
Come linger a while. We think you’ll fall for Sybil, too.
Subtly told and finely made, The Correspondent is a portrait of a small life expanding… That change, like this novel, turns out to be a cause for celebration.
| Weight | 1.14 lbs |
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| Dimensions | 6.26 × 0.75 × 9.25 in |
| Book Author | Evans, Virginia |
| Fiction Type | |
| Subject | Domestic Life, Epistolary, Family Life, Genre Fiction, Literature & Fiction, Women's Fiction |
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