Excellent. Very good story. Great job Virginia! Could do without all the narrators as the writing is enough.
Excellent
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Excellent. Very good story. Great job Virginia! Could do without all the narrators as the writing is enough.
I started this book expecting to muddle through only “correspondence “ for an entire book. Instead I found a layer by layer unfolding of the tragic life of a woman who, adopted young, had not felt fully a true belonging. Her coping mechanism for dealing with an unimaginable loss only exacerbated her distance from truly..
The heartfelt letters. I’d forgotten how special it was putting our feelings down on paper. Also how I felt when I received a letter. It took a while to get used to it but I loved it.
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Letter format is brilliant character development as well as plot. I am going to use al stationary and write letters again.
The story, the performances were heartwarming and charming. The delivery is creative and intriguing. Enjoy!
The unique Storey telling through letters was lovely. I’ll listed to this one again. Beautiful portrayal of the complicated nature of relationships.
Great story, very uniquely told by means of one woman’s letters throughout the years. There was a different narrator for each of the characters, and every one of them did an excellent job. Heartbreaking at times, but ultimately a feel-good listen.
At first I disliked the letter format. But as I settled in, and met more characters, I enjoyed it. Having many actors read the different voices was a big help in understanding and keeping the characters straight. One issue I had was that Sybil’s dedication to letter writing made me feel guilty that I stopped..
