The Correspondent, by Virginia Evans

Now in her 70s, Sybil Stone Van Antwerp has been a prolific letter writer for most of her life. Retired from a distinguished career in the law, she now has even more time to correspond with friends, family, neighbours, renowned authors, businesses and garden club rivals. Over a period of several years we discover Sybil’s life and loves, joys and griefs through her letters, notes and emails, and responses to them, as well as in a series of unsent jottings to a mysterious Colt that read more like journal entries. This is a warm and comprehensive portrait of a very real woman, who makes mistakes and makes amends, in a masterly use of the epistolary style.