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One of the best! So so enjoyable! Listened to it while driving to/from work, and had to listen to it at home too because I could not wait.

exquisite writing, brought to life in this audio production. we enjoyed it all, all around good.

Liked the narration and the storyline, even though it took a bit of getting used to since it was via letters

Unbelievable book! So kind and full of hope. Excellent narration. Audible version is fantastic! Highly recommend

This was constantly recommended to me, but for whatever reason I just couldn’t bring myself to read it. I’m so happy I finally did. What a gorgeous opus on life and friendship and grief. On petty obsessions and gross oversights and the joy that can be found if you finally just let yourself live. The..

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I enjoyed this book, even though I didn’t like the protagonist very much. Lots of great life lessons in this novel, and the epistolary style kept it interesting. It did leave me with a guilt trip about how little I actually write anymore. Overall, I liked this book but not as much as I thought..

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Sybil is an unlikable character so the entire novel rings false to me. Perhaps we’re meant to have sympathy for her as she lost a child years before, or perhaps because she is going blind, but I cannot conceive why people are fond of her or why men seek her out romantically in her 70’s…

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As a little girl I loved hearing older people talk to me about their memories. This book took me back to the emotion of loving to listen. I have always had the thought, I can’t wait to be old. That way I have a story.

Absolutely love the story. Great concept using the letters to learn about each of the characters. I loved that each character had a different narrator. Great story about looking back at life in the later years.

It wad very smooth in the tell and I couldn’t wsit for the next letter