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Jun 28, 2016samdog123 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
My first book by pulitzer prize winning Elizabeth Stout was not a disappointment. A poignant look at a woman's struggle with her awful childhood. It's what Lucy does not say that is the most frightening and upsetting. You really want to feel close to the character but she doesn't let you. In the end you feel a sense of loss for the woman who never felt any validity to her life. It's almost as if the story is told in the third person, which help to distance you from Lucy. Disturbing and brilliant.