The Correspondent by Virginia Evans was a 5 star buddy read with Susan at The Cue Card. I loved this book and the epistolary style appealed to me. From decades back I have been a letter writer. You can create a history of your relationships through your letters, if you save them over the years.
You will meet our letter writer, Sybil Van Antwerp aged 73, and follow her through her from 2012 to 2021. She writes to family, friends, authors and anyone she wants to share an opinion. I love Sybil. She has regrets as I'm sure we all do . The themes of friendship, grief, love and growth are found within her tale. Sybil is a strong woman and tries her best with some challenging situations. I love her letters to Rosalie - her best friend and sister-in-law. They usually end with "what are you reading, I am reading XX."
There are many characters so in the beginning I would write down the name and relationship so wouldn't be confused.
I couldn't resist writing down all the books mentioned within her letters. Some were letters to the authors expressing thoughts on the books and most of the others were a "I'm reading this, what are you reading" between friends. Have you read any of these?
- Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
- Round House by Louise Erdrich
- Inferno by Dan Brown
- Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier
- The World Below by Sue Miller
- To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf
- Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
- State of Wonder by Ann Pachett
- Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese
- Blue Nights by Joan Didion
- The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion
- The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro
- Never Let me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
- Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
- Crossing to Safety by Wallace Stegner
- The Orphan Master's Son by Adam Johnson
- Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie
- Mary Poppins by P.L. Travers
- Ulysses by James Joyce
- 84 Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff
- Travels with Charley by John Steinbeck
- Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
- Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry
Some I've read and some have been on my to-read list. Maybe this is a good list to start for winter reading. Hmmm...
Please check out Susan's excellent review HERE.
FYI - This book is on sale for Kindle today for $1.99. Check here.
Sharing with Deb at Readerbuzz for Sunday Salon.
