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The Correspondent by Virginia Evans is an epistolary novel about Sybil, a retired, divorced lawyer in her 70s who communicates with the world through letters to friends, family, and even famous authors, revealing her life, regrets, and search for forgiveness as she confronts a painful past. The book is praised for its charming and poignant portrayal of an endearing, cantankerous protagonist and her relationships, exploring themes of aging, connection, and reconciliation through her correspondence.

The author Virginia Evans wrote this fiction during the pandemic and in a closet of her house.

An interview:
Miraculous and Mundane, “The Correspondent” Explores Rebirth in a Winter Season – Southern Review of Books

Please join me. This is an online event. The zoom link will be posted on this event page the day of the event.

PS this book has a long wait list at libraries. If you order from Target, be sure to buy the English version.

Attendance rules apply.

Eva

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Online book discussion for readers; attendees will discuss aging and forgiveness in Virginia Evans's epistolary novel.

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