Oh William!

Oh William is the story of Lucy Barton and her two husbands, especially her first, William. Lucy also shares stories about William's three wives and William's mother.

Oh William is a sequel to My Name is Lucy Barton, and my first thoughts after finishing this book are that I like Oh William much more than I liked My Name is Lucy Barton. While I was reading, I kept thinking about how realistic the actions and the voices of the characters are; the characters do and say things that are both anticipated and are surprising, and that's how people really are, I think. The other thing I like very much about this book is the insight into humans that it brings to me. Lucy and William and William's mother all reach old age, and all three of them come to different ways of coping with the trials of life. It is interesting for me to think about which of the three finds a better way of dealing with troubles than the other two.