The Correspondent

14.99 JOD

Available on: 2025-05-15 at 3:00 am

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**Pre-order this heartwarming, witty story about the life of an extraordinary woman, told through her letters, for fans of A Man Called Ove and 84 Charing Cross Road**’Subtly told and finely made, The Correspondent is a portrait of a small life expanding’ ANN PATCHETT In her letters to family and friends we come to know the life of Sybil Van Antwerp: stubborn, cantankerous, opinionated, always steadfast in her belief in the power of the written word.But as the clock begins to tick for Sybil, the need for a few post-scripts to the life she’s led becomes apparent. Fixing her difficult relationship with her children. Taking a final chance at romance. Atoning for an old legal case which has come back to haunt her. And finally, reckoning with a devastating loss that she has spent the last thirty years holding close to her chest. ———————–‘The superbly talented Virginia Evans has written a novel of connection and daring’ – ADRIANA TRIGANI, bestselling author of The Good Left Undone ‘I was wowed by this deliciously brilliant book! Thank you, Virginia Evans, for a life beautifully told in letters, for creating a character whose mind struggles with her heart in a most intriguing, sympathetic, witty, and binge-worthy way’ – Elinor Lipman, author of MS DEMEANOR ‘I finished this wonderful, wonderful book in tears… It will make you laugh, it will make you cry, it will make you reflect, as all the best novels do. Read it, read it, read it! Then buy it for your friends, your family, your people.’ – Fran Littlewood, author of AMAZING GRACE ADAMS’What a lovely novel . . . I fell in love with the eloquent, stubborn Sybil, such a wonderful character’ – Margot Livesey, author of THE FLIGHT OF GEMMA HARDYReaders love THE CORRESPONDENT‘This book touched my soul quite frankly.’ ***** Reader Review’Makes me hopeful that there’s still plenty of good left in the world and my life. ‘ ***** Reader Review’An amazing book; an examination and celebration of an extraordinary woman’s life. Full of joy. Full of heartbreak. Perfect.’ ***** Reader Review’Left a profound impact on me . . . explores the reflections that come with the choices we make and a life well lived, and it does so with such grace and depth that it’s impossible not to be moved’ ***** Reader Review

Additional information

Weight 0.7 kg
Dimensions 4 × 15.3 × 23.4 cm
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Format

Paperback

Language

Pages

400

Publisher

Year Published

2025-5-15

Imprint

Publication City/Country

London, United Kingdom

ISBN 10

0241721261

About The Author

Virginia Evans is from the northeastern United States. She attended James Madison University for her bachelor’s in English literature. After starting a family, she went back to school for her master’s of philosophy in creative writing at Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland, where she studied under tutors including Claire Keegan and Kevin Power. She now lives in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, with her husband, Mark, two children, Jack and Mae, and her Red Labrador, Brigid.

Subtly told and finely made, The Correspondent is a portrait of a small life expanding. Virginia Evans shows how one woman changes at a point when change had seemed impossible. That change, like this novel, turns out to be a cause for celebration.

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I finished this wonderful, wonderful book in tears, and had to take a moment to pull myself together. It will make you laugh, it will make you cry, it will make you reflect, as all the best novels do. Read it, read it, read it! Then buy it for your family, your friends, your people.

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