Written as New York based writer Lucy Barton’s memoir, the story seamlessly moves between Lucy recounting a 1980s hospital stay, her childhood (growing up with a brother and sister and parents she didn’t always get along with, in a financially poor situation), her damaged relationship with her mother, her college years, subsequent married life to a fellow student, William, and her love for her two daughters. I actually read this in one day, as I just couldn’t put it down. Opening sentence: “There was a time, and it was many years ago now, when I had to stay in hospital for almost nine weeks.”ĭon’t you love it when your expectations for a book are not particularly high, but then you end up being totally in awe of it? That is exactly what happened when I picked up My Name is Lucy Barton. My Name is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout
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