Bibliograph

Oh William!, a novel, Elizabeth Strout

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Oh William!, a novel, Elizabeth Strout

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Oh William!

Responsibility statement

Elizabeth Strout

Series statement

Amgash, 3

Sub title

a novel

Summary

Lucy Barton is a writer, but her ex-husband, William, remains a hard man to read. William, she confesses, has always been a mystery to me. Another mystery is why the two have remained connected after all these years. They just are. So Lucy is both surprised and not surprised when William asks her to join him on a trip to investigate a recently uncovered family secret -- one of those secrets that rearrange everything we think we know about the people closest to us. At the heart of this story is the indomitable voice of Lucy Barton, who offers a profound, lasting reflection on the very nature of existence. "This is the way of life," Lucy says: "the many things we do not know until it is too late."

Target audience

adult

Classification