Reading Room Host: Renee Dubrow

“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’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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