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Absolutely loved this story and the narration. As a penpal writer for years there were so many thoughts that came into my mind on why I write. Beautiful story, and I loved all the characters.

Enjoyed the exchange of “correspondence” between the characters. Letter writing is truly an elusive art.

I grew to love this character. Different voices kept it very clear who was writing. Creative way to tell a life story. Loved it!

I wished I liked it but the story line wasn’t good . There was a lot of good reviews but I felt like the main character always was crying and it was a very slow paced story . It will be on my DNF stack

The depth of feeling and the layers of thought expressed through Sybil’s letters truly span a lifetimeHer ability to work through her grief her joy and her humanity came through and the characters in a way that broke my heart open wide …. Thank you.

I kept waiting for it to get better. For the main character that I didn’t like to redeem herself. I didn’t like her. She was career obsessed and her family fell apart because of it. At the end of her life she tries to make amends. But she’s already let her ex husband die without..

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Melancholic. Brutally human. Best book of the year, the audible version is perfect. Adds to an already wonderfully delightful story.

This book was so wonderful and tragic and insightful and …. so many other things I didn’t expect. I’m so glad I read this book.

How interesting to get to know and understand Sybil through correspondence and emails. It is the only way you get to know her and those around her. The book is compelling by its main character and her life. But the story is too sad for me and takes a lot of accepting how people get..

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Such an interesting way to tell a story. Heartbreaking at times but overall a good life story.