My Name Is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout Paperback Book 9780241248782

A 1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERLONGLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE amp THE WOMENS PRIZE FOR FICTIONAn exquisite story of mothers and daughters from the Pulitzer prizewinning author of Olive KitteridgeLucy is recovering from an operation in a New York hospital when she wakes to find her estranged mother sitting by her bed They have not seen one another in years As they talk Lucy finds herself recalling her troubled rural childhood and how it was she eventually arrived in the big city got married and had children But this unexpected visit leaves her doubting the life shes made wondering what is lost and what has yet to be foundThe story continues in Anything is Possible Oh William and Lucy by the Sea available to read nowA terrific writer Zadie SmithA superbly gifted storyteller and a craftswoman in a league of her own Hilary MantelSo good it gave me goosebumps One of the best writers in America Sunday TimesElizabeth Strouts new novel Tell Me Everything is out now