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A review by katykelly
Oh William! by Elizabeth Strout
4.0
Portrait of a Marriage.
I haven't read any of this series before, but I didn't feel I needed to, in order to understand the characters.
While this could easily follow on from other episodes in the life of Lucy Barton, it is also stand-alone as a look at Lucy's former marriage, former husband, former lives.
It felt very honest, I'm decades younger than Lucy and William, but truths about relationships still held even with those gaps. I may not come from a background similar to Lucy's but listening to her speak about failing marriages and life experiences growing up, it did hold me and hit home at times.
Quite short but I'm glad I listened.
I haven't read any of this series before, but I didn't feel I needed to, in order to understand the characters.
While this could easily follow on from other episodes in the life of Lucy Barton, it is also stand-alone as a look at Lucy's former marriage, former husband, former lives.
It felt very honest, I'm decades younger than Lucy and William, but truths about relationships still held even with those gaps. I may not come from a background similar to Lucy's but listening to her speak about failing marriages and life experiences growing up, it did hold me and hit home at times.
Quite short but I'm glad I listened.