{"product_id":"oh-william-9780241992210","title":"Oh William","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2022\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE TOP 10 \u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Pulitzer Prize-winning, Booker-longlisted, bestselling author returns to her beloved heroine Lucy Barton in a luminous novel about love, loss, and the family secrets that can erupt and bewilder us at any point in life\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLucy Barton is a successful writer living in New York, navigating the second half of her life as a recent widow and parent to two adult daughters. A surprise encounter leads her to reconnect with William, her first husband - and longtime, on-again-off-again friend and confidante. Recalling their college years, the birth of their daughters, the painful dissolution of their marriage, and the lives they built with other people, Strout weaves a portrait, stunning in its subtlety, of a tender, complex, decades-long partnership.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOh William!\u003c\/i\u003e captures the joy and sorrow of watching children grow up and start families of their own; of discovering family secrets, late in life, that alter everything we think we know about those closest to us; and the way people live and love, against all odds. At the heart of this story is the unforgettable, indomitable voice of Lucy Barton, who once again offers a profound, lasting reflection on the mystery of existence.\u003ci\u003e ''This is the way of life,''\u003c\/i\u003e Lucy says. \u003ci\u003e''The many things we do not know until it is too late.''\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A superbly gifted storyteller and a craftswoman in a league of her own''\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eHilary Mantel\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''\u003cb\u003eA terrific writer''\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eZadie Smith\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''She gets better with each book'' Maggie O''Farrell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''One of America''s finest writers'' \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''This is meticulously observed writing, full of probing psychological insight. Lucy Barton is one of literature''s immortal characters-brittle, damaged, unravelling, vulnerable and, most of all, ordinary-like us all'' Booker Prize Judges\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eElizabeth Strout''s new novel \u003ci\u003eTell Me Everything \u003c\/i\u003eis available now!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne proof of \u003cb\u003eElizabeth Strout's greatness\u003c\/b\u003e is t\u003cb\u003ehe sleight of hand with which she injects sneaky subterranean power into seemingly transparent prose.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eStrout works in the realm of everyday speech,\u003c\/b\u003e conjuring repetitions, gaps and awkwardness with plain language and forthright diction, yet at the same time unleashing \u003cb\u003ea tidal urgency that seems to come out of nowhere even as it operates in plain sight\u003c\/b\u003e -- Jennifer Egan * New York Times *\u003cbr\u003eStrout is \u003cb\u003enot \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eonly mercilessly funny on the page, she's also unerringly \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eprecise about the long-term effects of loneliness, parental \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eneglect and betrayal\u003c\/b\u003e . . .  The final scene between William and Lucy has been\u003cb\u003e carouselling in \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003emy mind for days now . . . \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003edevastating and vital, bleak and tender\u003c\/b\u003e * Sunday Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat sets Strout's work apart is her characterisation . . . \u003cb\u003eLong on empathy while steering clear of sentimentality, her prose bears the minerality of a crisp white wine, with a seeming simplicity that belies its profound power\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e * FT *","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48733436117335,"sku":"9780241992210","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780241992210.jpg?v=1720000070","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/oh-william-9780241992210","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}