First published 2022
When the COVID-19 pandemic forces Lucy Barton to leave New York City and isolate with her ex-husband William in a small Maine town, she's unprepared to confront the ghosts of their troubled marriage. As they navigate the confines of lockdown together, long-buried resentments and painful memories resurface, challenging Lucy to reexamine her assumptions about love, loss, and her own capacity for forgiveness. With Strout's signature empathy and insight, "Lucy by the Sea" is a poignant meditation on the ties that bind us, even in our most fractured states.
Genres: romance, literary-fiction, domestic-fiction, contemporary, 21st-century, contemporary-romance, family-drama
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: Maine, New York City
Period: COVID-19 Pandemic
286 pages · Library Binding · Center Point Large Print
Content warnings: mental-illness