A Goodreads user asked this question about My Name Is Lucy Barton (Amgash, #1):
Is the reader supposed to know what in particular has kept lucy away? She makes allusions but I'm not quite sure what conclusion reader should draw
Jillybb I totally missed the sexual abuse. I thought the father was just a jerk.
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by Elizabeth Strout (Goodreads Author)
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