Oh William! is another novel by Elizabeth Strout featuring Lucy Barton. Lucy is a strange, damaged, and sensitive character whose thoughts and actions reveal aspects of Lucy and those around her that readers will see when characters don’t. Think layers and nuance. Not only is it a good book, but writers will want to read it with eye for seeing how she pulls off the layers and nuance so effortlessly. As always, Strout’s book received rave reviews. Here’s what Kirkus Reviews says:

https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/elizabeth-strout/oh-william/

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About Mike Wilson

Mike Wilson’s work has appeared in magazines including Cagibi Literary Journal, Stoneboat, The Aurorean, The Ocotillo Review, London Reader, and in anthologies including for a better world 2020 and Anthology of Appalachian Writers Vol. X. He received Kentucky State Poetry Society’s Chaffin/Kash Prize in 2019. He resides in Lexington, Kentucky, but summers in Ecstasy and winters in Despair.

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