{"product_id":"the-correspondent-9780593798430","title":"The Correspondent","description":"\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL 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.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"I cried more than once as I witnessed this brilliant woman come to understand herself more deeply.\"--Florence Knapp, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Names\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE CENTER FOR FICTION FIRST NOVEL PRIZE - A PBS TOP SUMMER BOOK\u003ci\u003e - LIBRARYREADS\u003c\/i\u003e PICK OF THE MONTH\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"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?\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFilled with knowledge that only comes from a life fully lived, \u003ci\u003eThe Correspondent\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSybil 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSybil 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSybil 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Virginia Evans\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Crown Publishing Group (NY)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/29\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.03lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.38h x 6.37w x 1.12d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593798430\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2024 pg. 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/15\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/24\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eVirginia Evans\u003c\/b\u003e is from the east coast of the United States. She attended James Madison University for her bachelor's in English literature, as well as Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland, for her master's of philosophy in creative writing. Now she lives in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, with her husband, two children, and her Red Labrador, Brigid.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ingram","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47247363768534,"sku":"9780593798430","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0672\/1660\/5398\/files\/img_56c8c2ff-d976-454c-83ae-a8297b167227.jpg?v=1757420302","url":"https:\/\/bookclubonmain.com\/products\/the-correspondent-9780593798430","provider":"Book Club On Main","version":"1.0","type":"link"}