Writer Lucy Barton has long been divorced from her first husband, William, with whom she lived for many years and raised two daughters. But when Lucy's second husband dies and William's wife leaves, they seek support from each other and together go to Maine in search of William's sister, whose existence he had not suspected until recently. Events of the present are intertwined in Lucy's story with memories of the past: about childhood in a poor provincial town, about life with William in New York, about vacations with his mother. William has always been a mystery to Lucy, and, reflecting on who he is, she also reflects on grief, loneliness, family ties and love.
Strout's quiet, laconic prose conceals an amazing charm. Irony, light humor, warmth, compassion, psychology - all this makes Elizabeth Strout's new book a real literary phenomenon.
Author: Elizabeth Strout
Translation: Svetlana Arestova
Year of issue: 2023
Publisher: Phantom Press
Pages: 256
Dimensions: 207x135x20 mm
Cover type: Hardcover
ISBN: 978-5-86471-938-1