Why in the world are we STILL turning the clocks back?? It's ridiculous. I'd rather have it light out later in the day and drive to work in the dark. I can't stand that it gets dark out by 4:30. My dogs are going crazy. They think it's dinner time at 3:30 AND literally follow me around the house WHINING for their dinner until they wear me down- then- repeat the process VERY early in the morning. It's a LOSE-LOSE situation. I don't know about you BUT the nights have been CRAWLING BY. When I look at the clock-- it's only 8:00 BUT--it feels like MIDNIGHT. Who makes these silly decisions? I'm gonna write them a letter to get this changed! Oh- the art of letter writing. Is it really a lost art? Not according to Sybil Van Antwerp, the main character, in Virgina Evans wonderful book
The Correspondent. As this epistolary novel unfolds, Sybil is a retired lawyer living in Annapolis, Maryland, who has lived her life through letters. She spends several hours a day composing letters to friends, family, authors, young mentees and even the president. This ritual helps Sybil not only keep in touch with friends, but also feel in control of and make sense of the world. It is through these letters that Sybil is forced to confront mistakes, shortcomings, regrets and finally come to terms with a painful event from her past so that she can be forgiven by her children, Bruce and Fiona. There are several wonderful, quirky characters in the novel including her brother Felix, best friend Rosalie, neighbor Theodore and many more that make this book a treasure. This mighty story reminds the reader that only with age can we learn wisdom and understand that as humans, we are all flawed and that is ok. I Hope you enjoy this as much as I did. It will definitely make the top 10 list this year.
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