{"product_id":"my-name-is-lucy-barton-9780812979527","title":"My Name Is Lucy Barton","description":"\u003cb\u003e#1 \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER - LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE - A simple hospital visit becomes a portal to the tender relationship between mother and daughter in this \"spectacular\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e) novel by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eOlive Kitteridge \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e The Burgess Boys\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\"An aching, illuminating look at mother-daughter devotion.\"\u003ci\u003e--People\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: \u003ci\u003eTime, The Washington Post, The New York Times Book Review, \u003c\/i\u003eNPR\u003ci\u003e, San Francisco Chronicle, Minneapolis Star Tribune, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Miami Herald, The Guardian Slate, BookPage, LibraryReads, Kirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLucy Barton is recovering slowly from what should have been a simple operation. Her mother, to whom she hasn't spoken for many years, comes to see her. Gentle gossip about people from Lucy's childhood in Amgash, Illinois, seems to reconnect them, but just below the surface lie the tension and longing that have informed every aspect of Lucy's life: her escape from her troubled family, her desire to become a writer, her marriage, her love for her two daughters. Knitting this powerful narrative together is the brilliant storytelling voice of Lucy herself: keenly observant, deeply human, and truly unforgettable.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eElizabeth Strout \u003c\/b\u003eis the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eOlive Kitteridge, \u003c\/i\u003e winner of the Pulitzer Prize; \u003ci\u003eOlive, Again, \u003c\/i\u003e an Oprah's Book Club pick; \u003ci\u003eAnything Is Possible, \u003c\/i\u003ewinner of the Story Prize; \u003ci\u003eMy Name is Lucy Barton\u003c\/i\u003e, longlisted for the Man Booker Prize; \u003ci\u003eThe Burgess Boys, \u003c\/i\u003enamed one of the best books of the year by \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post \u003c\/i\u003eand NPR; \u003ci\u003eAbide with Me, \u003c\/i\u003e a national bestseller; and \u003ci\u003eAmy and Isabelle, \u003c\/i\u003e winner of the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e Art Seidenbaum Award for First Fiction and the \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e Heartland Prize. She has also been a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award, the PEN\/Faulkner Award for Fiction, the International Dublin Literary Award, and the Orange Prize. Her short stories have been published in a number of magazines, including \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eO: The Oprah Magazine.\u003c\/i\u003e Elizabeth Strout lives in New York City.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Random House Trade","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50591277252882,"sku":"9780812979527","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a0436e3f-e419-49da-b1d8-b9d8b22af038.jpg?v=1732088466","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/my-name-is-lucy-barton-9780812979527","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}