THE TOP TEN SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 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. 'The many things we do not know until it is too
late.' 'Elizabeth Strout is one of my very favourite writers, so
the fact that Oh William! may well be my favorite of her books is a
mathematical equation for joy. The depth, complexity, and love
contained in these pages is a miraculous achievement' Ann Patchett
'A superbly gifted storyteller and a craftswoman in a league of her
own' Hilary Mantel 'A terrific writer' Zadie Smith 'She gets better
with each book' Maggie O'Farrell 'Miraculous' Guardian 'Brilliant'
Sunday Times 'A majestic book. I do not know any other writer who
can portray life in this way' Rachel Joyce 'I cannot get Lucy
Barton out of my head' The Times 'An absolute delight of a book'
Claire Fuller 'A wonderful book' Emma Healey
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