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A poignant, moving story. Uniquely told all through letters, emails, “correspondence.” A beautiful tale that covers years. Thoroughly enjoyed

This book is as real as it can be. The beauty of life – full of joy and tragedy. Tender and wonderful.

Prepare yourself for some serious whiplash in this story! For the first time in a long time I didn’t see some of the twists in a story coming. The narrators are also amazing, which makes this overall a fantastic book.

Prickly persnickety Sybil became delightful as her story unfolded with all its pain and accomplishment melded into self discovery reconciliation and forgiveness.

The voices were well suited to the characters. The correspondence seems of a bygone time, yet carries a richness of human connection.

This is a wonderful story told in a unique way that captures the intermingled and incomplete stories we all live. The unsaid, incomplete, create an unexplained and unexpected mystery within the narrative.

Excellent portrayal of a woman through her letter, which were elegant and descriptive with grea detail.

Such a beautiful story. I’m truly so sad it’s over. The performance was great too.

I’m in the minority because I did not love The Correspondent or find it heartwarming or uplifting. Maybe Sybil’s narrator was too good in conveying Sybil’s arrogance, haughtiness and general annoyance for the first half of the story because I had a hard time fully embracing Sybil’s redemption arc and softening later on. I chose..

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The wool was pulled over a lot of readers’ eyes with this book. It benefits from uncritical consensus. Too many readers seem content to nod along and label it “revelatory” without giving it any scrutiny. Once it was anointed “important” many people stopped wondering if it was compelling. This book is not enjoyable at all.