New Year, Fantastic Book

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...".

This is a story of a woman's later-in-life journey interwind with those she loves. Tragedies are revealed. Love stories evolve. Relationships are mended. Hope is expressed. Lives are lived. All this, and so much more, is shared through the act of putting pen to paper.

If this is not cause for taking up the fine art of letter writing, I don't know what is! What an exceptional novel and what a perfect way to begin 2026. It's off to a fantastic start.