lucy strout – Mike Wilson https://mikewilsonwriter.com Writing in the post-truth world Sun, 19 Mar 2023 21:07:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 177517995 Book Review, Lucy by the Sea, by Elizabeth Strout https://mikewilsonwriter.com/2023/04/13/book-review-lucy-by-the-sea-by-elizabeth-strout/ https://mikewilsonwriter.com/2023/04/13/book-review-lucy-by-the-sea-by-elizabeth-strout/#respond Thu, 13 Apr 2023 21:06:05 +0000 https://mikewilsonwriter.com/?p=2426 Lucy by the Sea is another Lucy Barton novel by Elizabeth Strout set during COVID, and Lucy is quarantining with her ex-spouse. If you liked the other Lucy novels, you’ll enjoy this one as well. I can’t think of another author who accomplishes with a character what Strout does with Lucy. I’m a fan. Kirkus Reviews trashes it as “meandering,” but plot’s not the point – Lucy is. Anyway, here’s what The New York Times says:

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