Lucy Barton is working hard to fill in the missing pieces. Now in her late 60's, she is trying to make sense of her life's journey. Her second husband has recently passed and she is spending time with her first husband William. We get glimpses of Lucy's impossible childhood, the gaps William filled for her, how his remoteness led to their marriage falling apart, the way their children fit in, and the question of reconciliation.
Lucy darts around and teases us with shreds of information, exposing us to things she is not going to get into right now. She refers to other parts of her life covered in other books... but always keeping the narrative going strong. I really feel for her character and will be putting Elizabeth Strout's previous Lucy Barton books on my TBR list.
Lucy darts around and teases us with shreds of information, exposing us to things she is not going to get into right now. She refers to other parts of her life covered in other books... but always keeping the narrative going strong. I really feel for her character and will be putting Elizabeth Strout's previous Lucy Barton books on my TBR list.
