Tag Archives: Virginia Evans

Things That Are Making Me Happy This Week

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01. Friday evening at Slow Poke cocktail bar (and then dinner afterwards at Pincho Disco). The view from Slow Poke toward Kew is one that you don’t get often. And, the Slow Poke Sling cocktail was exceptional. Also, is it crazy to have made travel plans for 2028?! Because my friend and I have… Continue reading →

Six Degrees of Separation – from Wuthering Heights to Constable’s Skies

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It’s time for #6degrees. Start at the same place as other wonderful readers, add six books, and see where you end up. Continue reading →

The Correspondent by Virginia Evans

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Dear Ann,

I am writing to congratulate you on your most recent novel, State of Wonder, which was given to me for my birthday by my brother…

Yes, the protagonist, Sybil Van Atwerp, is referring to Ann Patchett. She goes on to say that if Ann was to ever visit Annapolis, she’d be glad to host her. Sybil’s familiar tone (which she also employs in letters to Joan Didion and Kazuo Ishiguro) is wonderfully endearing and I’d like to imagine, disarming for the receivers of those letters.

However, letters to authors are just a small part of The Correspondent by Virginia Evans. Continue reading →