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Pulitzer Prize winner Elizabeth Strout is at the top of her game with this bittersweet novel of a woman exploring her life and relationships during an extended stay in the hospital.
Lucy Barton is in the hospital recovering from what should have been a simple operation, but what has led to a persistent infection that has her doctors puzzled. She awakes one morning to find her mother, who she hasn't seen in many years, sitting at the foot of her bed. Thus begins a conversation that has Lucy rumin ...more
Lucy Barton is in the hospital recovering from what should have been a simple operation, but what has led to a persistent infection that has her doctors puzzled. She awakes one morning to find her mother, who she hasn't seen in many years, sitting at the foot of her bed. Thus begins a conversation that has Lucy rumin ...more
Lucy Barton writes of her mothers' visit during a long hospital convalescence. Reflecting back on her poverty stricken childhood, the abuse, and the constant cold and hunger, Lucy weaves the delicate fabric of family life into her story.
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Dec 18, 2022
Toni Moore
marked it as to-read
Oct 25, 2015
LK
rated it
it was amazing
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