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The Correspondent

byVirginia Evans

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Discover the word-of-mouth bestselling phenomenon that thousands of readers are calling their favourite book of the year!

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'A delight . . . An ode to a dying art form, and proof that your life is never too decided to make a change'

LAURA HACKETT, THE TIMES


'Masterful . . . I was delighted and moved'

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'The year's breakout novel no one saw coming'

WALL STREET JOURNAL


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Every morning, Sybil Van Antwerp sits down to write letters – to her brother, to her best friend, to the president of the university who will not allow her to attend a class she desperately wants to take, to her favourite authors to tell them what she thinks of their latest books, and to one person to whom she writes often yet never sends the letter.


Because at seventy-three, Sybil has used her correspondence – witty and wise – to make sense of the world. But beyond the page, she has spent the last thirty years keeping the people who love her at arms’ length... Until letters from someone in her past force her to examine one of the most painful periods of her life.


Now, Sybil must send the letter she has been writing for all these years - and find forgiveness within herself in order to move on.


Sybil Van Antwerp’s life of letters might be ‘a very small thing’, but she also might be one of the most memorable characters you will ever read.


*Over 50,000 five-star reviews on Goodreads*

I was delighted and moved . . . Evans does an expert job at making you root for [Sybil] even as you want to give her a timeout . . . Masterful

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About Virginia Evans

Virginia Evans is from the East Coast of the 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.
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  • Imprint: Penguin
  • ISBN: 9781405971553
  • Length: 400 pages
  • Price: £9.99
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