Book - The Correspondent

Filled with the wisdom that only a life fully lived can offer, The Correspondent is a touching novel about the comforting power of literature, words, and the connections we forge with people we may never meet. It explores the impulses of youth, the wisdom that comes with age, as well as the mistakes and acts of kindness that shape a life.

All her life, Sybil Van Antwerp has turned to letters to understand the world and find her place in it. Every morning, around 10:30, she settles down to write: to her brother, to her best friend, to the university president who denies her access to a course she dreams of taking, or to her favorite authors to share her thoughts on their books. She also regularly writes to a very particular person… without ever sending her letters.

Sybil believes her life will continue peacefully, as always. But when a letter from her past forces her to confront one of the most painful periods of her existence, she understands it's time to let the letter she's been writing for so many years be read. To move forward, she will have to find the strength to forgive within herself.

Both tender, moving, and deeply human, The Correspondent celebrates the beauty of words, the memory they carry, and how they can transform a life.

Genre: Fiction, Literary, Contemporary, Family, Adult