{"product_id":"the-correspondent-paperback","title":"The Correspondent (Paperback)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ePRE-ORDER NOW! The estimated release date is 26 June 2026. Please note your complete order will only ship once the Pre-Order item becomes available.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eDiscover the word-of-mouth bestselling phenomenon that thousands of readers are calling their favourite book of the year!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHE #1\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eBESTSELLER\u003cbr\u003eA\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eTIMES\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eBOOK OF THE YEAR\u003cbr\u003eA BBC RADIO 2 BOOK CLUB PICK\u003cbr\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE GOODREADS READERS' CHOICE AWARDS\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A warm, funny gem of a novel'\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eLAURA HACKETT,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eTHE TIMES\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Masterful . . . I was delighted and moved'\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'I can't praise it enough. It's an absolute triumph'\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eCLARE CHAMBERS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Tremendous'\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eFREDRIK BACKMAN\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Shows us what a glorious thing growing older can be'\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eFLORENCE KNAPP\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The year's breakout novel no one saw coming'\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eWALL STREET JOURNAL\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e–\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eEvery morning, Sybil Van Antwerp sits down to write letters\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e – to her brother, to her best friend, to the president of the university who will not allow her to attend a class she desperately wants to take, to her favourite authors to tell them what she thinks of their latest books, and to one person to whom she writes often yet never sends the letter.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBecause at seventy-three, Sybil has used her correspondence – witty and wise – to make sense of the world. But beyond the page, she has spent the last thirty years keeping the people who love her at arms’ length... Until letters from someone in her past force her to examine one of the most painful periods of her life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow, Sybil must send the letter she has been writing for all these years - and find forgiveness within herself in order to move on.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Virginia Evans","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47214099890354,"sku":"9781405971553","price":248.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0562\/9191\/8002\/files\/9781405971553.jpg?v=1778147601","url":"https:\/\/www.wordsworth.co.za\/products\/the-correspondent-paperback","provider":"Wordsworth Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}