{"product_id":"9781405971553","title":"The Correspondent","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003eDiscover the word-of-mouth bestselling phenomenon that thousands of readers are calling their favourite book of the year!\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2026\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES \u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE #1  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNEW YORK TIMES  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eBESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOVER TWO MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE\u003cbr\u003eA \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eTIMES\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eBOOK OF THE YEAR 2025\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAN \u003ci\u003eIRISH TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA BBC RADIO 2 BOOK CLUB PICK\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A warm, funny gem of a novel'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLAURA HACKETT, \u003ci\u003eTHE TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Masterful . . . I was delighted and moved'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES  \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Immensely enjoyable'\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eGUARDIAN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'I can't praise it enough. It's an absolute triumph'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCLARE CHAMBERS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'What a novel! Tender, dry, sharp...devastating, but still feel good.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePANDORA SYKES    \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Tremendous'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFREDRIK BACKMAN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Shows us what a glorious thing growing older can be'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFLORENCE KNAPP\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The year's breakout novel no one saw coming'\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eWALL STREET JOURNAL\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-\u003cbr\u003eSybil Van Antwerp is seventy-three, slowly losing her sight and always writing letters . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTo her children. Her favourite authors. Her ex-sister-in-law. The journalist poking into her past.\u003cbr\u003eHer doctor. Suitors. Kindly neighbours. The infuriating gardening club.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAll receive Sybil's witty, wise correspondence, rich with everyday concerns. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut there is one letter that she has never sent. It concerns the darkest period of her life. To post it, Sybil must find forgiveness within herself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe hardest letter to write is the one you'd never dare to send.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Evans, Virginia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56695515251074,"sku":"9781405971553","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0936\/6575\/5522\/files\/9781405971553.jpg?v=1780914555","url":"https:\/\/archwaybookshop.co.uk\/products\/9781405971553","provider":"Archway Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}