![]() During their week long conversations, her mother reminds Lucy of old friends and acquaintances and brings her up to date on the directions their lives have taken. Prior to her mother’s visit to the hospital, Lucy had not seen her mother for years. ![]() We learn that she grew up extremely poor in rural Illinois and until she was 11 years old she lived in a garage with her parents, her brother and her sister. Lucy is a successful writer living in New York City. ![]() During that time they remember people and events in their lives and Lucy reflects on her past, her mind and her heart. While she is recovering, her estranged mother comes to visit and stays with her in the hospital for almost a week. Lucy is telling her story looking back over a nine-week period she spent in the hospital recovering from complications after removal of her appendix. “ My Name is Lucy Barton” is a deceptively simple book that on first blush might seem to be about a relationship between a daughter and mother. ![]()
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