My Name Is Lucy Barton A Novel

Lucy Barton is recovering slowly from what should have been a simple operation. Her mother, to whom she hasn't spoken for many years, comes to see her. A simple hospital visit becomes a portal to the tender relationship between mother and daughter. Gentle gossip about people from Lucy's childhood in Amgash, Illinois, seems to reconnect them, but just below the surface lie the tension and longing that have informed every aspect of Lucy's life: her escape from her troubled family, her desire to become a writer, her marriage, and her love for her two daughters. The story is a powerful narrative told through the keenly observant and deeply human voice of Lucy herself.

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