Like her well-known Olive
Kitteredge, this is a quiet, short book with no wasted words that packs a
wallop. The narrator, Lucy, is in the
hospital for weeks after developing a bad infection following a routine appendectomy. Her mother, who she hasn’t seen in many
years, makes the trip from the small northern Illinois town where Lucy grew up
to visit her in the hospital in New York City.
Through short chapters and broken reminiscences the two share during
this visit, we gradually learn Lucy’s background (dirt poor and from a troubled
family); about where she grew up and the people who influenced her; and her
adult life. A book that rewards
re-reading. Maybe Frances McDormand will
take this on too….. it would be a great mini-series. 190 pp.
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