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essjay1's review against another edition
3.0
I really enjoy the concept behind this series. Many highlights.
louisebels's review against another edition
4.0
There is something so truly intimate about reading a letter and something even more special about reading a letter from one person to another. Being privileged to see what feelings and thoughts are written down from one soul to another is rather wonderful and only slightly intrusive-feeling.
The Women of Letters books are now up to their fourth volume, Between Us has letters to something they were happy to lose, to the thing I dream of and to my eighty-year-old self. Along with these are letters between two people, occasionally more than one letter each.
The singular letters are at all times poetic, witty, heartfelt, and true and are sometimes angry, crazy, adventurous and cheeky. The writers are wonderful people like Miriam Margolyes, Stella Young, Celia Pacquola and Christine Milne.
Then there are those written between two people, letters to their other half. These are between father and daughter, former editor and cartoonist, novellist and editor and are revealing and beautiful.
I think it was within fifty pages where I first cried reading this and within the next fifty I had laughed and then cried again. I can't imagine how brilliant these letters would be when heard in person, as the origin of these books are the regularly held events which take place from Melbourne to New York.
Though Twitter and emails may reduce the need for a handwritten letter there is no replacing the joy of receiving one from a close friend or relative and I'm sure these books and the events relight the desire to put pen to paper.
The Women of Letters books are now up to their fourth volume, Between Us has letters to something they were happy to lose, to the thing I dream of and to my eighty-year-old self. Along with these are letters between two people, occasionally more than one letter each.
The singular letters are at all times poetic, witty, heartfelt, and true and are sometimes angry, crazy, adventurous and cheeky. The writers are wonderful people like Miriam Margolyes, Stella Young, Celia Pacquola and Christine Milne.
Then there are those written between two people, letters to their other half. These are between father and daughter, former editor and cartoonist, novellist and editor and are revealing and beautiful.
I think it was within fifty pages where I first cried reading this and within the next fifty I had laughed and then cried again. I can't imagine how brilliant these letters would be when heard in person, as the origin of these books are the regularly held events which take place from Melbourne to New York.
Though Twitter and emails may reduce the need for a handwritten letter there is no replacing the joy of receiving one from a close friend or relative and I'm sure these books and the events relight the desire to put pen to paper.
shelleyrae's review against another edition
3.0
To the Women (and men) of Letters,
Having enjoyed your second and third publications, [b:Sincerely|15783911|Sincerely|Marieke Hardy|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1343990820s/15783911.jpg|21501453] and [b:Yours Truly|18802108|Yours Truly|Marieke Hardy|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1384314636s/18802108.jpg|26729270], arising from the literary stage show conceived by Marieke Hardy and Michaela McGuire, I was delighted for the opportunity to read this fifth curated collected, titled Between Us.
As with your previous books, I am pleased to see correspondence from such an eclectic group of female and male contributors, 55 altogether, including radio personality Chrissie Swan, news anchor Tracey Spicer, authors Hannah Kent and Peter Goldsworthy, comedian Steady Eddy, political cartoonist Andrew Marlton, and actor Jeremy Lindsay Taylor. There were a few names I didn't recognise, and though helpfully you provide a brief bio of each at the back of the book, I would still prefer the information included at the end of each letter.
What I particularly like about the Letter's collection is the way in which they make me think about how I would respond to the topics. What would I tell my eighty year old self? What is the thing I dream of? What is the thing I'd like to avoid, and which person would I credit with teaching me what I need to know? I especially enjoyed the paired letters, written 'to my other half'.
I enjoy the way in which the tone of the letters veer from the poignant and contemplative to the whimsical and droll. It ensures the collection holds my interest and makes for a comfortable read through, though it would also be easy for a reader to dip in and out of at will.
Just between us, I have enjoyed the time I spent with this celebration of the lost art of letter writing and its collection of 'wit and wisdom'.
Thank you, women (and men) of letters for sharing with me.
sarahrandall's review against another edition
5.0
In turns insightful, hilarious, moving, and thought-provoking (sometimes even simultaneously), this collection of letters is truly a joy to read.
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