The Correspondent

Why I picked it up? Many people recommended that I read it, which almost made me resist it. And, of course, I absolutely love it. Everyone was right. The book is wonder and a page turner. Perhaps the format made me hesitant. Each chapter is a letter - a correspondence if you will. And it’s charming, intelligent and humbling.

Who would I pass it on to? My Aunt Kay. She’s not as crusty as the protagonist, but she had a wonderful career and a great curiosity about the world. She is well-read, interesting, a good mother and someone to emulate. I can see Aunt Kay corresponding with Sybil Van Antwerp.

About the Author: Virginia Evans attended James Madison University for her bachelor’s in English literature. After starting a family, she went back to school for her master’s of philosophy in creative writing at Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland, where she had the good fortune to study under Carlo Gébler, Eoin McNamee, Claire Keegan, Harry Clifton and Kevin Power. She now lives in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

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Winston and Clementine: The Personal Letters of the Churchills by Mary Soames (1973)