Book Review: My Name is Lucy Barton

February 21, 2017February 17, 2017 Tiffany Renee Harmon

I recently encountered a great character study, My Name is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout.

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This was a beautiful book, and I loved the character of Lucy Barton. When we meet her, she is recovering from complications from a recent surgery on her appendix. (Fun fact about me: one of my greatest fears is appendicitis!) While she’s recovering, her estranged mother comes to her side. Throughout this short novel, we learn a lot about the past and how discovering the past can change the future. The family secrets and the odd mother/daughter relationship made this one very intriguing, compelling literary novel. While it is certainly character-driven, it was also remarkably fast-faced. My only criticism is that I wanted more when I reached the end.

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Tiffany Renee Harmon is a freelance writer, editor, and visual artist based out of Cincinnati, OH. She has an MFA in Writing from Lindenwood University. Her first novel Suburban Secrets debuted in July 2020, and her second novel Crooked is slated to be published by World Castle Publishing in 2023. She is the current Editor-in-Chief of the poetry journal Ephemeral Elegies. In her spare time, she loves practicing yoga, spending time in nature, and doing crossword puzzles. View all posts by Tiffany Renee Harmon

2 thoughts on “Book Review: My Name is Lucy Barton”

Marie says:

February 21, 2017 at 11:28 pm

Good news! Her new book coming out in April tells more about some of the other characters from this book. I haven’t read it yet, but am looking forward to it.

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1. Tiffany Renee Harmon says:
  
  February 21, 2017 at 11:41 pm
  
  Oh great! I’ll look forward to that.
  
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