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Intimate portrait of complex lifelong relationships.
Elizabeth Strout's "Oh William!" is a poignant exploration of human connection through the eyes of Lucy Barton. If you've ever found yourself contemplating the intricate dance of love and loss, or the startling revelations family secrets can unearth, this novel resonates deeply. Lucy’s voice, marked by its honesty and clarity, cuts to the core of life's unpredictability and the endurance of bonds that shape us.
- Booker Prize Nominee for Shortlist (2022)
- Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Fiction (2021)
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ISBN: 9780241992210
Authors:
Elizabeth Strout
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Date of Publication: 2022-05-05
Format: Paperback
Goodreads rating: 3.86
(rated by 88136 readers)
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The Pulitzer Prize-winning, Booker-longlisted, bestselling author returns to her beloved heroine Lucy Barton in a luminous novel about love, loss, and the family secrets that can erupt and bewilder us at any point in life. Lucy Barton is a successful writer living in New York, navigating the second half of her life as a recent widow and parent to two adult daughters. A surprise encounter leads her to reconnect with William, her first husband - and longtime, on-again-off-again friend and confidante. Recalling their college years, the birth of their daughters, the painful dissolution of their marriage, and the lives they built with other people, Strout weaves a portrait, stunning in its subtlety, of a tender, complex, decades-long partnership. Oh William! captures the joy and sorrow of watching children grow up and start families of their own; of discovering family secrets, late in life, that alter everything we think we know about those closest to us; and the way people live and love, against all odds. At the heart of this story is the unforgettable, indomitable voice of Lucy Barton, who once again offers a profound, lasting reflection on the mystery of existence. 'This is the way of life,' Lucy says.
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Intimate portrait of complex lifelong relationships.
Elizabeth Strout's "Oh William!" is a poignant exploration of human connection through the eyes of Lucy Barton. If you've ever found yourself contemplating the intricate dance of love and loss, or the startling revelations family secrets can unearth, this novel resonates deeply. Lucy’s voice, marked by its honesty and clarity, cuts to the core of life's unpredictability and the endurance of bonds that shape us.
- Booker Prize Nominee for Shortlist (2022)
- Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Fiction (2021)
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