Elizabeth Strout Libros

Lucy Barton es escritora, pero su exmarido, William, sigue siendo un hombre difícil de leer. William, confiesa, siempre ha sido un misterio para mí. Otro misterio es por qué los dos se han mantenido conectados después de todos estos años. simplemente son Entonces, Lucy se sorprende y no se sorprende cuando William le pide que lo acompañe en un viaje para investigar un secreto familiar descubierto recientemente, uno de esos secretos que reorganizan todo lo que creemos que sabemos sobre las personas más cercanas a nosotros

LA DESGARRADORA HISTORIA DEL AMOR ENTRE UNA MADRE Y UNA HIJA QUE SE CONVIRTIÓ EN UN FENÓMENO LITERARIO EN TODO EL MUNDO CON MÁS DE 3 MILLONES Y MEDIO DE LECTORES Libro del año por The New York Times y The Washington Post y finalista del Booker, por la ganadora del Premio Pulitzer. «Una escritora formidable». Zadie Smith «Una forma de narrar que hipnotiza.» Manuel Vilas Lucy Barton se está recuperando lentamente en el hospital de lo que debería haber sido una operación simple. Desde la ventana de su habitación, en pleno centro de Manhattan, el edificio Chrysler se ilumina cada noche marcando el paso del tiempo, que avanza lento. Su madre, con quien no ha hablado en muchos años, viene a verla. Las dos mujeres pasarán unos días juntas, entre silencios y pequeños chismes sobre las vidas de personas que Lucy dejó atrás hace tiempo al irse de casa para perseguir su sueño de ser escritora en la gran ciudad. Pasado y presente se mezclan en esa pequeña habitación, que durante cinco días y sus cinco noches ve cómo dos mujeres hacen equilibrios en la fina línea que separa el amor del dolor.

In March 2020 Lucy's ex-husband William pleads with her to leave New York and escape to a coastal house he has rented in Maine. Lucy reluctantly agrees, leaving the washing-up in the sink, expecting to be back in a week or two. Weeks turn into months, and it's just Lucy, William, and their complex past together in a little house nestled against the sea. Rich with empathy and a searing clarity, Lucy by the Sea evokes the fragility and uncertainty of the recent past, as well as the possibilities that those long, quiet days can inspire. At the heart of this miraculous novel are the deep human connections that sustain us, even as the world seems to be falling apart.

In autumn in Maine, town lawyer Bob Burgess becomes embroiled in a murder investigation, defending a lonely man accused of killing his mother. He forms a deep friendship with acclaimed writer Lucy Barton, who lives nearby by the sea. Their conversations explore their lives, hopes, and regrets. Lucy also befriends Olive Kitteridge, a long-time resident of Crosby, now in a retirement community. They share afternoons in Olive's apartment, recounting stories about people from their pasts—what Olive calls "unrecorded lives." These exchanges breathe life into their memories, imbuing their experiences with meaning. The narrative is rich with empathy and pathos, showcasing the power of relationships to sustain us. Lucy reflects, "Love comes in so many different forms, but it is always love." Esteemed authors praise the work, highlighting Strout's exceptional storytelling and her ability to reveal the extraordinary within ordinary lives. Oprah Winfrey includes it in her book club, calling it a beautiful reminder of the extraordinary love found in everyday actions. Elizabeth Strout, a Pulitzer Prize winner and Booker Prize nominee, demonstrates her mastery in this poignant exploration of human connection.

"Olive Kitteridge has returned, as indomitable as ever, this time as a person getting older, navigating her next decade as she comes to terms with the changes--sometimes welcome, sometimes not--in her own life. Here is Olive, strangely content in her second marriage, still in an evolving relationship with her son and his family, encountering a cast of memorable characters in the seaside town of Crosby, Maine. Whether it's a young girl coming to terms with the loss of her father, a young woman about to give birth at a baby shower, or a nurse who confesses a secret high school crush, the irascible Olive improbably touches the lives of others."--Provided by publisher

Exuberant and affirming, it's funny and immensely clever, emotionally rare and strong. I feel bereft now I've finished' Tessa Hadley Casey has ended up back in Massachusetts after a devastating love affair. Her mother has just died and she is knocked sideways by grief and loneliness, moving between the restaurant where she waitresses for the Harvard elite and the rented shed she calls home. Her one constant is the novel she has been writing for six years, but at thirty-one she is in debt and directionless, and feels too old to be that way - it's strange, not be the youngest kind of adult anymore. And then, one evening, she meets Silas. He is kind, handsome, interested. But only a few weeks later, Oscar walks into her restaurant, his two boys in tow. He is older, grieving the loss of his wife, and wrapped up in his own creativity. Suddenly Casey finds herself at the point of a love triangle, stuck between two very different relationships that promise two very different futures. Lily King's Writers & Lovers follows Casey in the last days of a long youth, a time when everything - her family, her work, her relationships - comes to a crisis. Hugely moving and impossibly funny, it is a transfixing novel that explores the terrifying and exhilarating leap between the end of one phase of life and the beginning of another. It is a novel about love and creativity, and ultimately it captures the moment when a woman becomes an artist.

From the author of Tell Me Everything, My Name is Lucy Barton and Olive Kitteridge: Elizabeth Strout's celebrated fourth novel The Burgess Boys Haunted by the freak accident that killed their father when they were children, Jim and Bob Burgess escaped from their Maine hometown for New York as soon as they could. Jim, a successful corporate lawyer, has belittled his bighearted brother their whole lives, something that Bob, a legal aid attorney who idolises Jim, has always taken in his stride. But when their sister desperately calls them back home to Shirley Falls to help her teenage son out of trouble, long-buried tensions begin to surface in unexpected ways that will change them forever. A stunning story about the tragedies and triumphs of two brothers, from the bestselling author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Olive Kitteridge. Exploring the ties that bind us to family and home, this novel will resonate with readers long after they turn the final page. Praise for Elizabeth Strout ‘Astonishingly good’ Evening Standard 'So good it gave me goosebumps’ Sunday Times ‘Strout animates the ordinary with astonishing force’ The New Yorker 'A superbly gifted storyteller and a craftswoman in a league of her own' Hilary Mantel

Presents twenty of the best works of short fiction of the past year from a variety of acclaimed sources.

After the tragic death of his young wife, Reverend Tyler Caskey, a New England minister, struggles to hold together his own life, his family, and his town, while dealing with his personal anger, grief, and loss of faith.

From the Man Booker Prize longlisted author of My Name is Lucy Barton Isabelle Goodrow has been living in self-imposed exile with her daughter Amy for 15 years. Shamed by her past and her affair with Amy's father she has submerged herself in the routine of her dead-end job and her unrequited love for her boss. But when Amy, frustrated by her quiet and unemotional mother, embarks on an illicit affair with her maths teacher, the disgrace intensifies the shame Isabelle feels about her own past. Throughout one long, sweltering summer as the events of the small town ebb and flow around them Amy and Isabelle exist in silent conflict until a final act leads ultimately to the understanding they both crave.