A review by cstefko
Foreign Correspondence: A Pen Pal's Journey from Down Under to All Over by Geraldine Brooks
4.0
3.75 stars
Not the most riveting memoir, but very poignant at times. I would have liked to actually read some of the letters to/from her pen pals, but I get why she might prefer to keep them private, especially in the case of her longest-lasting penpal, Joannie, who (feels kind of weird and icky to use a spoiler tag for nonfiction but better to err on the side of caution, since it would definitely affect how you read the parts about Joannie). The section where she went to hunt down her remaining penpals was fun, even if the Israel stuff was... perhaps lacking nuance. I just love anything even remotely about Australia and Australians, and it was interesting to read the perspective of an Australia who has a love/hate relationship with her country.
Not the most riveting memoir, but very poignant at times. I would have liked to actually read some of the letters to/from her pen pals, but I get why she might prefer to keep them private, especially in the case of her longest-lasting penpal, Joannie, who