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The Correspondent

by Virginia Evans

  

€ 21.25 

ISBN: 9780241721254

A 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

BBC Radio 2 Book Club Pick

'Subtly told and finely made'
ANN PATCHETT

'I can't praise it enough . . . An absolute triumph'
CLARE CHAMBERS

'I'll be recommending it to anyone who will listen'
LUCY ATKINS

'Moving, funny, exquisite, a masterpiece'
ANNE GRIFFIN

--
Every morning at around half past ten, 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.

Because at seventy-three, Sybil has used her correspondence - full of sharp humour and hard-earned wisdom - 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 she had put out of her mind land on her doorstep, forcing her to reckon with her past mistakes.

For as Sybil is about to learn, it's never too late to write a few post-scripts.

--

PRAISE FOR THE CORRESPONDENT

'I can't imagine anyone with a soul not loving it' LAUREN BRAVO

'Shows us what a glorious thing growing older can be' FLORENCE KNAPP

'Wonderful. Read it, read it, read it!' FRAN LITTLEWOOD

'Virginia Evans is superbly talented' ADRIANA TRIGIANI

'My new favourite book' ELINOR LIPMAN

288 pages.

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Date of Publication: 29/04/2025

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