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Oh William!  Cover Image Large Print Book Large Print Book

Oh William! / Elizabeth Strout.

Strout, Elizabeth, (author.).

Summary:
"Lucy Barton is a writer, but her ex-husband, William, remains a hard man to read. 'William,' she confesses, 'has always been a mystery to me.' Another mystery is why the two have remained connected after all these years. They just are. So Lucy is both surprised and not surprised when William asks her to join him on a trip to investigate a recently uncovered family secret - one of those secrets that rearrange everything we think we know about the people closest to us. What happens next is nothing less than another example of what Hilary Mantel has called Elizabeth Strout's 'perfect attunement to the human condition.' There are fears and insecurities, simple joys and acts of tenderness, and revelations about affairs and other spouses, parents and their children. On every page of this exquisite novel we learn more about the quiet forces that hold us together - even after we've grown apart. At the heart of this story is the indomitable voice of Lucy Barton, who offers a profound, lasting reflection on the very nature of existence. 'This is the way of life,' Lucy says: 'the many things we do not know until it is too late"--Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781638081289
  • ISBN: 163808128X
  • Physical Description: 247 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
  • Edition: Center Point Large Print edition.
  • Publisher: Thorndike, Maine : Center Point Large Print, 2021.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Regular print version previously published by: Random House.
Subject: Authors > Fiction.
Family secrets > Fiction.
Families > Fiction.
Man-woman relationships > Fiction.
Large type books.
Genre: Domestic fiction.
Large type books.

Available copies

  • 27 of 27 copies available at SPARK Libraries.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 27 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Albright Memorial Library LARGE TYPE STROUT (Text) 50686016120771 Adult Fiction Available -
Beaverdale Public Library LP-F S (Text) 31814450621351 BVRM Large Print Fiction Available -
Carrolltown Public Library LP STR (Text) 31814200541479 CARM Large Print Available -
Conemaugh Township Branch LP FIC STRO (Text) 35907001739767 SOCC Fiction Available -
Cresson Public Library LP (Text) 31814610093194 CRSM Large Type Fiction Available -
Dalton Community Library FICTION STROUT (Text) 50689010447828 Adult Fiction Available -
Degenstein Community Library LPF STROUT (Text) 35031301192090 Adult Large Print Available -
DuBois Public Library LP FIC STROUT (Text) 61000100070297 Large Print Fiction Available -
Ellwood City Area Public Library LT F Strout (Text)
Memorial: Patricia Swick given by Doug, Roz, & Johnathan Peffer.
32102000889077 ECAM Fiction Large-Print Available -
Gallitzin Public Library LP FIC STR (Text) 31814300663827 GALM Large Print Fiction Available -

Summary: "Lucy Barton is a writer, but her ex-husband, William, remains a hard man to read. 'William,' she confesses, 'has always been a mystery to me.' Another mystery is why the two have remained connected after all these years. They just are. So Lucy is both surprised and not surprised when William asks her to join him on a trip to investigate a recently uncovered family secret - one of those secrets that rearrange everything we think we know about the people closest to us. What happens next is nothing less than another example of what Hilary Mantel has called Elizabeth Strout's 'perfect attunement to the human condition.' There are fears and insecurities, simple joys and acts of tenderness, and revelations about affairs and other spouses, parents and their children. On every page of this exquisite novel we learn more about the quiet forces that hold us together - even after we've grown apart. At the heart of this story is the indomitable voice of Lucy Barton, who offers a profound, lasting reflection on the very nature of existence. 'This is the way of life,' Lucy says: 'the many things we do not know until it is too late"--Provided by publisher.

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