The Correspondent
Harry Hartog's review
It's often rare that a book will leave me in a puddle of tears in the middle of a cafe — but this story did. We learn Sybil's regrets, humour, personal feelings and so much more through the correspondence between friends, lovers, family, famous authors, directors and more, reminding us of the love and passion that can be shared in the written word. A book I've read three times over this year that has impacted the way I communicate with my loved ones. Tender, evocative and profoundly impactful. - Mia, Store Manager
Description
84 Charing Cross Road meets A Man Called Ove in this Radio 2 Book Club pick: a heartwarming, witty story about the life of an extraordinary woman, told through her letters.
In her letters to family and friends we come to know the life of Sybil Van Antwerp: stubborn, cantankerous, opinionated, always steadfast in her belief in the power of the written word.
But as the clock begins to tick for Sybil, the need for a few post-scripts to the life she's led becomes apparent. Fixing her difficult relationship with her children. Taking a final chance at romance. Atoning for an old legal case which has come back to haunt her. And finally, reckoning with a devastating loss that she has spent the last thirty years holding close to her chest.
- ISBN:
- 9781405971553
- Format:
- Paperback
- Pages:
- 320
- Published:
- Publisher:
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Imprint:
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Weight:
- 236 g