THE CORRESPONDENT

❤️YOUR GUIDE TO COMING OF (OLDER) AGE NOVELS❤️
It’s my birthday week, woohoo!! I’m not ashamed to say I am a birthday person (feel free to celebrate with me every 11/18 lol) and at the same time birthdays fill me with reflection, a deeper appreciation for the people in my life, and lessons I learn every year.
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Lately I’m drawn to main characters who are a little more advanced in age. What can they teach us about the passing of time? What bold choices do they make? What adventures still await them? What secrets do they know about leading a satisfying life, rich with adventure, laughter, and love? I often think these characters are the most interesting of all.
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Here is a round up of my beloved favorite novels with Older Main Character Energy!
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In The Correspondent - cue angels singing, my favorite book of the year - Sybil is chronicling life through letters and mending hearts, including her own.
In Mrs. Quinn’s Rise to Fame and The Road to Tender Hearts, the MCs embark on a brave adventure.
In Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers, Remarkably Bright Creatures, and Heartwood, mysteries are solved.
Augusta Stern finds a second chance romance and a bit of magic.
Fellowship Point and Tell Me Everything are gorgeous tributes to friendship in older age.
Of course, A Man Called Ove and Olive Kitteridge (also of Olive Again) are the OGs of tender-hearted curmudgeons.
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I’m currently reading Theo of Golden - another older MC - which is wonderful! Do you have a favorite older character I should add to the list?
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The Correspondent
Remarkably Bright Creatures
Mrs. Quinn’s Rise to Fame
Tell Me Everything
Olive Again
Road to Tender Hearts
Heartwood
Fellowship Point
Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers
A Man Called Ove
Olive Kitteridge