LONGLISTED FOR THE CENTER FOR FICTION FIRST NOVEL PRIZE AND THE ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: NPR,The Washington Post, Boston Globe, Elle, Christian Science Monitor, She Reads

Imagine, the letters one has sent out into the world, the letters received back in turn, are like the pieces of a magnificent puzzle. . . . Isnt there something wonderful in that, to think that a story of ones life is preserved in some way, that this very letter may one day mean something, even if it is a very small thing, to someone?

Filled with knowledge that only comes from a life fully lived,The Correspondentis a gem of a novel about the power of finding solace in literature and connection with people we might never meet in person. It is about the hubris of youth and the wisdom of old age, and the mistakes and acts of kindness that occur during a lifetime.