From the Bookshelf of Tyler Public Library…

[close] Elizabeth Strout does not disappoint with her newest work, Anything is Possible. Strout continues to awe with her brilliant collection that takes up where her novel, My Name is Lucy Barton, leaves off. Similar to Olive Kitteridge, the chapters read like short stories with Lucy Barton, as the thread that runs between them. The characters populate Lucy Barton’s home town of Amgash, Illinois, situated an hour from Chicago and their stories are woven together carefully and wonderfully. No one captures the inner workings of small town characters minds better than Strout. Written to be read and enjoyed many times, Strout’s latest stands alone and does not require having read her previous works. I read this in one sitting and highly recommend Anything is Possible for all readers of fine literary fiction.