Anything Is Possible
Ratings31
Average rating3.9
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Ratings31
Average rating3.9
"Anything Is Possible explores the whole range of human emotion through the intimate dramas of people struggling to understand themselves and others. Here are two sisters: One trades self-respect for a wealthy husband while the other finds in the pages of a book a kindred spirit who changes her life. The janitor at the local school has his faith tested in an encounter with an isolated man he has come to help; a grown daughter longs for mother love even as she comes to accept her mother's happiness in a foreign country; and the adult Lucy Barton (the heroine of My Name Is Lucy Barton, the author's celebrated New York Times bestseller) returns to visit her siblings after seventeen years of absence. Reverberating with the deep bonds of family, and the hope that comes with reconciliation, Anything Is Possible again underscores Elizabeth Strout's place as one of America's most respected and cherished authors"--Amazon.com.
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Some wonderfully creepy characters inhabit these pages. Strout is a fantastic writer and story teller.
Take a walk with the mean people in this new book by master writer Elizabeth Strout. It's a walk we all know: our friends, our family, who love and adore us one more and turn on us the next. You never know what is coming with these people, just as in real life. Get ready for a bumpy trail; sometimes you may go flying off the path completely.
Not quite as moving as My Name Is Lucy Barton, but filled with Strout's perfect writing and wonderful insight. I am looking forward to continuing to work through her catalogue.
It turns out that I like books in which people talk about Lucy Barton more than those in which she is the narrator ([b:My Name Is Lucy Barton 25893709 My Name Is Lucy Barton Elizabeth Strout https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1450653428l/25893709.SX50.jpg 45584499] and its two sequels). These short stories feature interlinking characters, most of whom knew Lucy as she was growing up. They capture life's small but meaningful moments in a way that reminds me of Strout's masterpiece [b:Olive Kitteridge 1736739 Olive Kitteridge (Olive Kitteridge, #1) Elizabeth Strout https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1320430655l/1736739.SY75.jpg 3263906]. Sorry Lucy, but you're more interesting as a bit player than as the star.
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5 primary booksAmgash is a 5-book series with 5 primary works first released in 2016 with contributions by Elizabeth Strout.
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