Jane Henderson asked this question about My Name Is Lucy Barton (Amgash, #1):
Is the mother daughter relationship believable? I'm wondering.
cherrytreegirl I also wondered whether her mother might be a delusional fiction. At the same time i believe such a relationship is possible. Perhaps the ambiguity re…moreI also wondered whether her mother might be a delusional fiction. At the same time i believe such a relationship is possible. Perhaps the ambiguity relates to a theme of the novel; our own beliefs are reflected in the way we see everything and everyone... how much of a writer is present in the words and actions of her characters...(less)
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by Elizabeth Strout (Goodreads Author)
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