The Correspondent by Virginia Evans

Join us to discuss The Correspondent, by Virginia Evans is about Sybil Van Antwerp, a Cranky and well-mannered person in their seventies, who has retired from a beloved job as chief clerk to a judge. She is the divorced mother of two living adult children and one who died when he was 8. Sybil is has had a lifelong practice of letter writing. As advancing vision problems threaten Sybil’s carefully constructed way of life—in which letters take the place of personal contact and engagement—she must reckon with unaddressed issues from her past that threaten the life she has built. A quirky yet endearing main character with a plethora of opinions and advice for others, who also fails to look at the difficulties of her own life.