My Name Is Lucy Barton |
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Author:
| Strout, Elizabeth |
ISBN: | 978-0-241-28963-1 |
Publication Date: | Nov 2016 |
Publisher: | Penguin Books, Limited
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Imprint: | Viking |
Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | AUD $22.99 |
Book Description:
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"Lucy is recovering from an operation in a New York hospital when she wakes to find her estranged mother sitting by her bed. They have not seen one another in years. As they talk Lucy finds herself recalling her troubled rural childhood and how it was she eventually fetched up in the big city, got married and had kids. But this unexpected visit leaves her doubting the life she's made: wondering what is lost and what has yet to be found. "
"Lucy is recovering from an operation in a New York hospital when she wakes to find her estranged mother sitting by her bed. They have not seen one another in years. As they talk Lucy finds herself recalling her troubled rural childhood and how it was she eventually fetched up in the big city, got married and had kids. But this unexpected visit leaves her doubting the life she's made: wondering what is lost and what has yet to be found. "