{"product_id":"the-correspondent-by-virginia-evans-hc","title":"PRE-ORDER: The Correspondent by Virginia Evans (HC)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eEvery morning, Sybil Van Antwerp sits down to write letters\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e– to her brother, to her best friend, to the president of the university who will not allow her to attend a class she desperately wants to take, to her favourite authors to tell them what she thinks of their latest books, and to one person to whom she writes often yet never sends the letter.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBecause at seventy-three, Sybil has used her correspondence – witty and wise – to make sense of the world. But beyond the page, she has spent the last thirty years keeping the people who love her at arms’ length... Until letters from someone in her past force her to examine one of the most painful periods of her life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow, Sybil must send the letter she has been writing for all these years - and find forgiveness within herself in order to move on.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eSybil Van Antwerp’s life of letters might not be an extraordinary one, but she also might be one of the most memorable characters you will ever read.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eREVIEWS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I was delighted and moved . . .\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEvans does an expert job at making you root for [Sybil] even as you want to give her a timeout . . . \u003c\/span\u003eMasterful\u003cspan\u003e ― \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\"This is the novel I'm giving to everyone for Christmas...\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Correspondent\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is \u003c\/span\u003ea delight\u003cspan\u003e: melancholy without being sentimental, warm without being cosy, witty without being silly... The \u003c\/span\u003ecomparisons to Strout are accurate\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ebut this novel also \u003c\/span\u003ereminded me of Anne Tyler's ability to make the domestic dramatic\u003cspan\u003e... An ode to a dying art form, and \u003c\/span\u003eproof that your life is never too decided to make a change.\" \u003cspan\u003e-\u003cem\u003e Laura Hackett ― \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\"A warm, funny gem of a novel\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. . . It’s a clever conceit, which Virginia Evans uses to great effect in a novel that is melancholic without being sentimental. \u003c\/span\u003eOne for fans of Elizabeth Strout.\"\u003cspan\u003e ― \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Times, Best Books of 2025\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePRODUCT DETAILS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardcover Edition\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Michael Joseph\u003cbr\u003eISBN: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e978-0241721254\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePages: 288\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Page \u0026 Turner","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44925313089744,"sku":null,"price":1655.0,"currency_code":"PHP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/8000\/5328\/files\/71TpVwaYS_L._SL1500.jpg?v=1770795858","url":"https:\/\/pageandturner.ph\/products\/the-correspondent-by-virginia-evans-hc","provider":"Page \u0026 Turner","version":"1.0","type":"link"}