My Name is Lucy Barton
by Elizabeth Strout
My Name is Lucy Barton was published in 2016 and was a New York Times bestseller. While she’s recovering from an operation Lucy Barton is visited by her mother, whom she’s not spoken to for years. It is not a novel you read for the plot, but for the brilliant subtleties of emotion and memory. In this novel, Strout explores the themes of childhood, poverty, and marriage. Oh William and Lucy by the Sea, published in 2021 and 2022, continue Lucy Barton’s story.
