u003cpu003eu003cbu003eTHE TOP TEN SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERu003cbru003e u003cbru003e 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 lifeu003c/bu003eu003cbru003e u003cbru003e 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.u003cbru003e u003cbru003e u003ciu003eOh William!u003c/iu003e 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. u003ciu003e'This is the way of life,'u003c/iu003e Lucy says. u003ciu003e'The many things we do not know until it is too late.'u003cbru003e u003cbru003eu003c/iu003eu003cbu003e'Elizabeth Strout is one of my very favourite writers, so the fact that u003ciu003eOh William!u003c/iu003e 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 Patchettu003c/bu003eu003cbru003e u003cbru003e u003cbu003e'A superbly gifted storyteller and a craftswoman in a league of her own'u003c/bu003e u003cbu003eHilary Mantelu003cbru003eu003c/bu003eu003cbru003e 'u003cbu003eA terrific writer'u003c/bu003e u003cbu003eZadie Smithu003cbru003eu003c/bu003eu003cbu003eu003cbru003e 'She gets better with each book' Maggie O'Farrellu003cbru003e u003cbru003eu003c/bu003eu003cbu003e'Miraculous' u003ciu003eGuardianu003c/iu003eu003c/bu003eu003cbru003e u003cbru003e u003cbu003e'Brilliant' u003ciu003eSunday Timesu003c/iu003eu003c/bu003eu003cbru003e u003cbu003eu003cbru003e 'A majestic book.u003c/bu003e u003cbu003eI do not know any other writer who can portray life in this way' Rachel Joyceu003cbru003eu003c/bu003eu003cbru003e u003cbu003e'I cannot get Lucy Barton out of my head' u003ciu003eThe Timesu003c/iu003eu003c/bu003eu003cbru003e u003cbru003e u003cbu003e'An absolute delight of a book' Claire Fulleru003cbru003eu003c/bu003eu003cbu003eu003cbru003e 'A wonderful book' Emma Healeyu003c/bu003eu003c/pu003e
