My Name Is Lucy Barton

About this book

Lucy Barton is recovering slowly from what should have been a simple operation. Her mother to whom she hasnt spoken for many years comes to see her. Gentle gossip about people from Lucys childhood in Amgash Illinois seems to reconnect them but just below the surface lies the tension and longing that has informed every aspect of Lucys life: her escape from her troubled family her desire to become a writer her marriage her love for her two daughters.