THE CORRESPONDENT

Maggi-Meg Reed is at the top of her game in her nuanced portrayal of Sybil Van Antwerp. Sybil shares her life in letters to friends and family, as well as strangers and authors she admires, including Joan Didion and Ann Patchett. However, there's one mysterious letter she writes but never mails. A divorced septuagenarian, Sybil is slowly going blind. As an adoptee who has always wondered about her parentage, Sybil does a DNA test and begins a journey with stunning results. The thousands of letters she has written and received reveal lives connected by Sybil's delicate thread. Thanks to outstanding narrations, responses to her letters allow each correspondent to emerge as a fully realized individual. Beautiful prose and amazing performances make this audiobook one listeners won't want to miss. S.J.H. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2025, Portland, Maine [Published: MAY 2025]