The correspondent : a novel / Virginia Evans.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Evans, Virginia, 1986- Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Retirees.

Self-realization.

Letter writing.

Older women.

Reminiscing in old age.

Genre:

Epistolary fiction

Novels

Psychological fiction.

Epistolary fiction.

Novels.

Fiction.

Physical Description:

287 pages 25 cm

Edition:

First deluxe edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Crown, [2025]

Summary:

"Sybil is seventy-three years old, in the winter of her life. Sybil has always made sense of the world through writing letters and through this epistolary novel we see how she comes to terms with her past and present and learns forgiveness"-- Provided by publisher.

"Sybil Van Antwerp has throughout her life used letters to make sense of the world and her place in it. Most mornings, around half past ten, Sybil sits down to write letters--to her brother, to her best friend, to the president of the university who will not allow her to audit a class she desperately wants to take, to Joan Didion and Larry McMurtry to tell them what she thinks of their latest books, and to one person to whom she writes often yet never sends the letter. Sybil expects her world to go on as it always has - a mother, grandmother, wife, divorcée, distinguished lawyer, she has lived a very full life. But when letters from someone in her past force her to examine one of the most painful periods of her life, she realizes that the letter she has been writing over the years needs to be read and that she cannot move forward until she finds it in her heart to offer forgiveness. Filled with knowledge that comes only from a life fully lived, The Correspondent is a gem of a novel about the power of finding solace in literature and connection with people we might never meet in person. It is about the hubris of youth and the wisdom of old age, and the mistakes and acts of kindness that occur during a lifetime. Sybil Van Antwerp's life of letters might be 'a very small thing,' but in Virginia Evan's gifted hands we see that 'small things' can be subtly masterful and unforgettable."--Book jacket flap.

ISBN:

9798217398713

9780593798430

0593798430

9780593798454

0593798457

9798217086436

OCLC:

1570745757

Publisher Number:

90104481537