A woman recovering from surgery reconnects with her estranged mother while reflecting on her impoverished and abusive childhood.
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A woman recovering from surgery reconnects with her estranged mother while reflecting on her impoverished and abusive childhood.
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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - A simple hospital visit becomes a portal to the tender relationship between mother and daughter in this extraordinary novel by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Olive Kitteridge and The Burgess Boys . NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The Washington Post - The New York Times Book Review - NPR - BookPage - LibraryReads - Minneapolis Star Tribune - St. Louis Post-Dispatch Lucy Barton is recovering slowly from what should have been a simple operation. Her ...
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Mentions of marriage and family without explicit sexual content
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No graphic violence depicted
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No profanity present