The Correspondent by Virginia Evans

The Correspondent by Virginia Evans is a deeply layered epistolary novel that unfolds through personal letters emails and intimate written exchanges capturing the inner world of Sybil Van Antwerp a retired legal mind whose life is shaped by memory loss aging and the written word. Set between Maryland and Europe the novel follows Sybil as she navigates her quiet routines her strained relationships with her adult children her sharp recollections of her legal career and the haunting grief of losing her young son decades earlier. Through her correspondence with friends family authors and a young boy named Harry she reveals the complexity of identity the cost of duty and the vulnerability of a mind beginning to dim. The story interweaves themes of justice loneliness family legacy and the power of letter writing to preserve a life long after the writer is gone. With emotional depth sharp wit and a narrative that spans generations The Correspondent offers readers a moving portrait of a woman trying to hold on to clarity connection and meaning in a world where everything is slipping from view.