Reading Around The Lake - March 2026

 One of my favorite books I have read in the last year has to be The Correspondent by Virginia Evans.  It is an amazing first book for the author and tells the whole story spanning 12 years all in letters or emails the main character, Sybil van Antwerp has written to people and their responses back.  Sybil is 72 years old at the start of the book which is refreshing as well, as most books have much younger characters that are not always as easy to relate to.  She is a complicated woman who has led a very interesting life and is reflective about how her life has affected those around her.  She writes to family, friends, and authors she particularly enjoyed, and they write back.  It is a very easy read and because of the format, can be read for a few minutes, put down and picked up again hours or days later without losing where you were.  Everyone I know who has read it loved it and I highly recommend it.  I finished it in two days and was sad to turn the last page.

Shawn MacPherson

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