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A Conversation with Virginia Evans, Author of "The Correspondent" (Adults)

ONE BOOK, ONE COMMUNITY EVENT - REGISTRATION REQUIRED

Celebrate the finale of Geneva's One Book, One Community event with author Virginia Evans. Learn about her writing process, characters, and more!

Geneva's fifth annual One Book, One Community event concludes with a dynamic presentation from author Virginia Evans. The Correspondent is her debut novel and tells the story of a woman as she tries to heal old wounds and make sense of the world, the only way she knows how—through letters.

This event is made possible with generous sponsorship by the Geneva Library Foundation. You can find more information here: https://www.genevalibraryfoundation.org. 

Visit the Library to pick up a copy of our One Book, One Community book selection. Copies will be available as giveaways and available for checkout starting Feb. 7, 2025. Giveaway copies are made possible by a generous donation from the Friends of the Geneva Public Library and are available while supplies last. Find out more about the Friends of the Library here: https://gpld.org/employment-volunteers. 

One Book, One Community is an annual community-wide reading event sponsored by Geneva Public Library and is dedicated to creating a shared conversation along through a range of related events and activities for Geneva residents. 

Reviews for The Correspondent: 

“Subtly told and finely made, The Correspondent is a portrait of a small life expanding. Virginia Evans shows how one woman changes at a point when change had seemed impossible. That change, like this novel, turns out to be a cause for celebration.”—Ann Patchett

“The Correspondent is at turns amusing and, poignant and ultimately, a pleasure to read. This moving novel unfurls its truths one letter at a time, filling in a complex and memorable picture of one woman’s life. Like a handwritten letter at its best, The Correspondent is meant to be savored.”—Charmaine Wilkerson, New York Times bestselling author of Black Cake

“Both serious and uplifting, The Correspondent shows us what a glorious thing growing older can be.”—Florence Knapp, author of The Names

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