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'The Correspondent' is an epistolary novel, but can letters tell the whole story?

Aug 18, 2026 · 12m
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  • Virginia Evans discusses her epistolary novel 'The Correspondent'.
  • Explores a life told through letters, including famous correspondences.
  • Examines what letters reveal and conceal about a person.

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Virginia Evans
American novelist · 3 podcast appearances
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