BookBar BookClub: The Correspondent with Virginia Evans
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July's BookClub pick is Women's Prize for Fiction-shortlisted The Correspondent by Virginia Evans and our conversation will go live on 27th July 2026.
Every morning, Sybil Van Antwerp sits down to write letters – 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. Because 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. Now, Sybil must send the letter she has been writing for all these years - and find forgiveness within herself in order to move on.
Read a paperback copy of The Correspondent, listen to a virtual author talk, and meet with other BookClub members to discuss the book.
Your ticket price includes a paperback copy of the book, as well as access to the virtual event. Buy a ticket to a single event for £18 or subscribe to the book club for £15 a month. Sign up for our discussion group for an additional £5 (including a drink).
If you are a member of the BookBar BookClub you'll be able to sign up to join us for an in-person discussion group at our bookshop and social space. Members will be sent a link to sign up to the limited spaces. The dates for July's discussion groups will follow.
Your ticket price includes a paperback copy of the book, as well as attendance at the virtual event. Buy a ticket to a single event for £18 or subscribe to the book club for £15 a month.
Please note: We send out copies of the book at the same time each month, so our usual delivery time frame does not apply to the BookClub. You will receive an email when your copy has been dispatched or is ready for collection. Please visit our BookClub FAQs page for more details.
