![]() This triad forms an unlikely but very likable group and they forge a friendship, seamlessly and bonding. The third main character in this novel is Lucille, who is about Arthur’s age but is more gossipy, ascerbic and certainly more nosy. Maddy’s mother died when she was just an infant. ![]() One day Arthur spies Maddy, an intelligent and lovely young teen, who is spurned by her classmates, ignored (for the most part) by her father who is also widowed. He imagines their lives and in an almost magical way, his description of their day-to-day activities and personalities ring as true as any other part of this novel. Not only that-he visits graves surrounding his wife’s and talks to their occupants as well. In fact her sees her every day, at the cemetery where he brings a folding chair and lunch and sits and talks. She has won numerous awards and has also published a lot of non-fiction work.Īrthur Truluv is a widower, a widower who is still very much in love with his wife. ![]() She has since written maybe 25 books (neither of us can probably remember the exact count!) She’s been translated into almost 30 languages, has long been on Bestseller lists. ![]() Today our guest is Elizabeth Berg, author of The Story of Arthur Truluv, published in November by Random House.Įlizabeth was a registered nurse for over ten years before publishing her first novel, Durable Goods. Good afternoon everyone and welcome to another edition of The Avid Reader. ![]()
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