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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.Ann Patchett

A woman tries to heal old wounds and make sense of the world the only way she knows howthrough lettersin this charming, laugh out loud debut novel about a life fully lived.

Dear Ms. Van Antwerp,
There is a movie coming out this month and I saw the trailer and it made me think of you. Its about an old woman who lives alone like a hermit. She is eccentric and rude.

Sybil Van Antwerp is a mother and grandmother, divorced, retired from a distinguished career in law, an avid gardener, and a writer of letters. Most mornings, around half past ten, Sybil sits down to write lettersto 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.

Because at seventy-three, Sybil has used her letters to make sense of the world and her place in it. But as Sybil expects her life to go on as it always has, letters from someone in her past force her to examine one of the most painful periods of her life.

Filled with knowledge that only comes from a life fully lived, The Correspondent is a gem of a novel that is a testament to the power of the written word.

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NAMED A GOOD HOUSEKEEPING (UK) MOST ANTICIPATED DEBUT

Imagine, the letters one has sent out into the world, the letters received back in turn, are like the pieces of a magnificent puzzle, or, a better metaphor, if dated, the links of a long chain, and even if those links are never put back together, which they will certainly never be, even if they remain for the rest of time dispersed across the earth like the fragile blown seeds of a dying dandelion, isnt there something wonderful in that, to think that a story of ones life is preserved in some way, that this very letter may one day mean something, even if it is a very small thing, to someone?

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 lettersto 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 hasa mother, grandmother, wife, divorcee, 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 only comes 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 Antwerps life of letters might be a very small thing, but she also might be one of the most memorable characters you will ever read.

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LIBRARYREADS APRIL PICK NAMED A GOOD HOUSEKEEPING (UK) MOST ANTICIPATED DEBUT

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NATIONAL BESTSELLER LIBRARYREADS APRIL PICK NAMED A GOOD HOUSEKEEPING (UK) MOST ANTICIPATED DEBUT

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NATIONAL BESTSELLER LONGLISTED FOR THE CENTER FOR FICTION FIRST NOVEL PRIZE A PBS TOP SUMMER BOOK LIBRARYREADS PICK OF THE MONTH

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NATIONAL BESTSELLER Discover the word-of-mouth hit hailed by Ann Patchett as a cause for celebrationan intimate novel about the transformative power of the written word and the beauty of slowing down to reconnect with the people we love.

I cried more than once as I witnessed this brilliant woman come to understand herself more deeply.Florence Knapp, author of The Names

LONGLISTED FOR THE CENTER FOR FICTION FIRST NOVEL PRIZE A PBS TOP SUMMER BOOK LIBRARYREADS PICK OF THE MONTH

Imagine, the letters one has sent out into the world, the letters received back in turn, are like the pieces of a magnificent puzzle. . . . Isnt there something wonderful in that, to think that a story of ones life is preserved in some way, that this very letter may one day mean something, even if it is a very small thing, to someone?

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

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NATIONAL BESTSELLER Discover the word-of-mouth hit hailed by Ann Patchett as A cause for celebrationan intimate novel about the transformative power of the written word and the beauty of slowing down to reconnect with the people we love.

Masterful is the pace at which Evans fills in the blanks of her protagonists life.Frank Bruni, The New York Times

I cried more than once as I witnessed this brilliant woman come to understand herself more deeply.Florence Knapp, author of The Names

LONGLISTED FOR THE CENTER FOR FICTION FIRST NOVEL PRIZE A PBS TOP SUMMER BOOK LIBRARYREADS PICK OF THE MONTH

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

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Discover the word-of-mouth hit hailed by Ann Patchett as A cause for celebrationan intimate novel about the transformative power of the written word and the beauty of slowing down to reconnect with the people we love.

Masterful is the pace at which Evans fills in the blanks of her protagonists life.Frank Bruni, The New York Times

I cried more than once as I witnessed this brilliant woman come to understand herself more deeply.Florence Knapp, author of The Names

LONGLISTED FOR THE CENTER FOR FICTION FIRST NOVEL PRIZE A PBS TOP SUMMER BOOK LIBRARYREADS PICK OF THE MONTH

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

...(*_*)9798217066377_

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Discover the word-of-mouth hit hailed by Ann Patchett as “A cause for celebration”—an intimate novel about the transformative power of the written word and the beauty of slowing down to reconnect with the people we love.

**“The Correspondent is this year’s breakout novel no one saw coming.”—The Wall Street Journal

“I cried more than once as I witnessed this brilliant woman come to understand herself more deeply.”—Florence Knapp, author of The Names**

LONGLISTED FOR THE CENTER FOR FICTION FIRST NOVEL PRIZE, THE ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL, AND THE WOMEN’S PRIZE FOR FICTION • A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: NPR, The Washington Post, Boston Globe, Elle, Christian Science Monitor, She Reads

“Imagine, the letters one has sent out into the world, the letters received back in turn, are like the pieces of a magnificent puzzle. . . . Isn’t there something wonderful in that, to think that a story of one’s life is preserved in some way, that this very letter may one day mean something, even if it is a very small thing, to someone?”

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, divorcee, 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.

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.

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**“The Correspondent is this year’s breakout novel no one saw coming.”—The Wall Street Journal

“I cried more than once as I witnessed this brilliant woman come to understand herself more deeply.”—Florence Knapp, author of The Names**

In development as a major motion picture starring Jane Fonda

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.

The Correspondent

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