My Name is Lucy Barton

Resumen del libro

LONGLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2016 AND THE BAILEYS WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2016 THE NEW YORK TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER An exquisite story of mothers and daughters from the Pulitzer prize-winning author of Olive Kitteridge Lucy 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. Her unexpected visit forces Lucy to confront the tension and longing that have informed every aspect of her life: her impoverished childhood in Amgash, Illinois, her escape to New York and her desire to become a writer, her faltering 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. In My Name Is Lucy Barton, one of America's finest writers shows how a simple hospital visit illuminates the most tender relationship of all-the one between mother and daughter.

Biografía del autor

Elizabeth Strout nació en Maine, pero desde hace años reside en Nueva York. Autora imprescindible en la literatura contemporánea, cuenta con varias obras, entre ellas Los hermanos Burgess, Abide with Me y Amy e Isabelle. Duomo ha publicado con una gran acogida entre los lectores y la crítica Me llamo Lucy Barton (2016), Todo es posible (2017) y Olive Kitteridge (2018), que obtuvo el Premio Pulitzer, el Premi Llibreter, el Premio Bancarella y el Premio Mondello, y se convirtió en una alabada serie de televisión.