One of my greatest joys is reading! With the weather frightful and the fire delightful, I spent a joyous day reading The Correspondent by Virginia Evans.

I had intended to listen to this novel as an audiobook on my recent drive South but the queue was just too long. Instead, I ordered a hardback copy (my favorite reading material) to be awaiting me in Temecula. I haven't purchased a newly released book at a brick and mortar store in years. I am so incredibly pleased with this literary investment. Wow.
The book had me when I learned the protagonist's life story was told through a series of letters. I knew the author and I were kindred spirits when I read, "Imagine, the letters one has sent out into the world, the letters received back in turn, are like the pieces of a magnificent puzzle... Isn't there something wonderful in that, to think that a story of one's life is preserved in some way...".