The Correspondent A Novel
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Beschreibung
Produktdetails
Verkaufsrang
21085
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Erscheinungsdatum
29.04.2025
Verlag
Crown Publishing GroupSeitenzahl
304
Maße (L/B/H)
23,8/15,9/3 cm
Gewicht
476 g
Farbe
Altweiß
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN
978-0-593-79843-0
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • OVER TWO MILLION COPIES SOLD • Discover the word-of-mouth hit hailed by Ann Patchett as “A cause for celebration”—an intimate novel about the transformative power of the written word and the beauty of slowing down to reconnect with the people we love.
“This novel is a complete and utter joy.”—Ann Napolitano, author of Hello Beautiful
“Quietly dazzling.”—The New York Times
“I cried more than once as I witnessed this brilliant woman come to understand herself more deeply.”—Florence Knapp, author of The Names
In development as a major motion picture starring Jane Fonda
LONGLISTED FOR THE CENTER FOR FICTION FIRST NOVEL PRIZE, THE ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL, AND THE WOMEN’S PRIZE FOR FICTION • A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: NPR, The Washington Post, Boston Globe, Elle, Christian Science Monitor, She Reads
“Imagine, the letters one has sent out into the world, the letters received back in turn, are like the pieces of a magnificent puzzle. . . . Isn’t there something wonderful in that, to think that a story of one’s life is preserved in some way, that this very letter may one day mean something, even if it is a very small thing, to someone?”
Filled with knowledge that only comes from a life fully lived, The Correspondent is a gem of a novel about the power of finding solace in literature and connection with people we might never meet in person. It is about the hubris of youth and the wisdom of old age, and the mistakes and acts of kindness that occur during a lifetime.
Sybil Van Antwerp has throughout her life used letters to make sense of the world and her place in it. Most mornings, around half past ten, Sybil sits down to write letters—to her brother, to her best friend, to the president of the university who will not allow her to audit a class she desperately wants to take, to Joan Didion and Larry McMurtry to tell them what she thinks of their latest books, and to one person to whom she writes often yet never sends the letter.
Sybil expects her world to go on as it always has—a mother, grandmother, wife, divorcee, distinguished lawyer, she has lived a very full life. But when letters from someone in her past force her to examine one of the most painful periods of her life, she realizes that the letter she has been writing over the years needs to be read and that she cannot move forward until she finds it in her heart to offer forgiveness.
Sybil Van Antwerp’s life of letters might be “a very small thing,” but she also might be one of the most memorable characters you will ever read.
“This novel is a complete and utter joy.”—Ann Napolitano, author of Hello Beautiful
“Quietly dazzling.”—The New York Times
“I cried more than once as I witnessed this brilliant woman come to understand herself more deeply.”—Florence Knapp, author of The Names
In development as a major motion picture starring Jane Fonda
LONGLISTED FOR THE CENTER FOR FICTION FIRST NOVEL PRIZE, THE ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL, AND THE WOMEN’S PRIZE FOR FICTION • A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: NPR, The Washington Post, Boston Globe, Elle, Christian Science Monitor, She Reads
“Imagine, the letters one has sent out into the world, the letters received back in turn, are like the pieces of a magnificent puzzle. . . . Isn’t there something wonderful in that, to think that a story of one’s life is preserved in some way, that this very letter may one day mean something, even if it is a very small thing, to someone?”
Filled with knowledge that only comes from a life fully lived, The Correspondent is a gem of a novel about the power of finding solace in literature and connection with people we might never meet in person. It is about the hubris of youth and the wisdom of old age, and the mistakes and acts of kindness that occur during a lifetime.
Sybil Van Antwerp has throughout her life used letters to make sense of the world and her place in it. Most mornings, around half past ten, Sybil sits down to write letters—to her brother, to her best friend, to the president of the university who will not allow her to audit a class she desperately wants to take, to Joan Didion and Larry McMurtry to tell them what she thinks of their latest books, and to one person to whom she writes often yet never sends the letter.
Sybil expects her world to go on as it always has—a mother, grandmother, wife, divorcee, distinguished lawyer, she has lived a very full life. But when letters from someone in her past force her to examine one of the most painful periods of her life, she realizes that the letter she has been writing over the years needs to be read and that she cannot move forward until she finds it in her heart to offer forgiveness.
Sybil Van Antwerp’s life of letters might be “a very small thing,” but she also might be one of the most memorable characters you will ever read.
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Oh, what a treat!
Stephanie aus Othmarsingen am 19.05.2026
Bewertungsnummer: 3143301
Bewertet: Buch (Gebundene Ausgabe)
This was MARVELLOUS!
The concept with getting to know someone's life - not just the protagonist's life but the lives of all the other characters too - through letters and emails is just so well delivered with this book.
The protagonist, our correspondent, Sybil Van Antwerp, has always been writing letters (and once it became a thing, emails too). Letters to all kinds of people. Her friend, her children, authors, a Highschool child whom she knows through his father, a man from customer service of a DNA-business, and lately an eye doctor. The brutal news of her declining eyesight and pending blindness forces her to take a good look back on her life and all that came with it. The good, the bad, the fun, the grief - everything.
She's a tough and somewhat prickly but also lovable woman who used to work as chief clerk to a judge and had three children (of which two grew up and are still around). It's so charming to read of and about her. To get to know her and the people she's interacting with through the correspondence. Her very blunt, honest and sometimes stubborn nature simultaneously is and isn't the most enamoring thing about her. It's frustrating when she digs her heels in the ground just because she can, or because she wants something. But then again, her way of doing and saying/writing things also leads to so many wholesome encounters and moments. I love how she's getting to the point of being thoroughly honest with her self first and foremost. How she pushes through the pain of looking, actually looking, at the not so shiny parts of her life, and acknowledging them. I love how the people in her life help her with seeing clearer while her own eyes are getting dimmer.
And last but certainly not least, I love how she learned to forgive not just other people but herself aswell.
There's so much I'd like to point out but for the sake of a more concise review I'll leave it at that: The fact that I could see Sybil's life before my eyes with just the correspondence and with no other scenes in between is a huge testament to the author - not least because it emotionally moved me at so many places.If you like these kinds of novels (similar to 84, Charring Cross Road, etc.) you'll love this one, I'm sure. But I hope the ones who haven't yet read a book like this will pick this one up still - it's precious!
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