ROAM Winter Book Club: The Correspondent by Virginia Evans
Cozy up with me and enjoy a good read, followed by a discussion on February 2! We've got 41 days for 280 some pages!
We will gather on Zoom at the link below. I will text a link to everyone who RSVPs for easier access the week before.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88914060337?pwd=F7CYnNb8zGFjaV0nRbVkE8jakb0IQb.1
Friends are welcome to join, too. If they are not in ROAM either have them join this board, or drop a note in the comments and I'll reach out in January to get contact info.
This book is written in epistolary form (we follow the story through the letters written by the main character). It is getting great reviews and resonating emotionally with a lot of people. Here is one review/description of the novel:
"We get to know Sybil Van Antwerp, a retired lawyer, who is now 73 and spends most of her time writing letters to her family, friends, and even to famous people such as authors and the director George Lucas. However, her most personal letters are to one person, but they are never sent.
When she receives a letter from an individual from her past, it causes her to reexamine her entire life, both the good and the bad, and the mistakes she made along the way.
While she is forced to relive one of the most painful periods in her life, this self-reflection might also help her finally move forward. But just like in real life, there is plenty of lightness in this story. Sybil is not shy to write to anyone, and reading her correspondence with famous people or the customer service rep, at times, was quite entertaining and humorous.
It’s a beautiful story showing there’s still time. Such as it’s never too late to change the direction of your life, and it is okay to keep moving forward. I found it quite inspiring."