The Correspondent

Continued The Correspondent

Sybil Van Antwerp

Arnold, MD

Hi Sybil,

I’ve enclosed a copy of Blue Nights for you. I look forward to your review, as ever. Your thoughts on life and grief meant a great deal to me. The club of parents who have buried children is a membership I wish I did not own, but the sense of being seen is comforting.

I’m writing down notes here and there. This will amuse you—my nephew wants to make a documentary about me. I’m putting him off.

It seems as though the winter has gone for good and we’re into gorgeous New York spring now, all the trees in the parks flowering and the snow melted off. It’s my favorite time of year. Winters get harder as I age.

My best to your children, and yourself, with love,

Joan