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A review by lovelykd
The Story of Arthur Truluv by Elizabeth Berg
4.0
I received an ARC of this book via NetGalley and Random House.
The Story of Arthur Truluvis about friendship, family, and the ties that bond us together.
Arthur is a recently widowed man whose days are filled with the mundane routines he’s developed to keep him from missing his beloved wife so much he’s unable to function.
Maddy is a 17-year old girl, with no real understanding of love. She’s latched on to a man whom she’s decided is meant to save her from what she’s deemed an unfulfilling life, but eventually discovers the “love” is one-sided at best.
Her father is present in her life, but he’s been emotionally absent since Maddy’s mother passed away when Maddy was only two-weeks old.
Lucy is a never-married woman of 80+ years. She built a world she once thought would house a life filled with a husband, children, and all the extras such bring. However, still single and with few prospects, she’s begun to wonder if she’ll ever experience the sublime happiness she once thought would be hers.
The simplest circumstances bring the roads of each of these individuals together, forming a bond and a family that is as unlikely as you’ll ever find. It is in that forming we are able to understand the crux of each one of their desires—and it is that journey towards understanding that kept me captivated.
While bittersweet, this is a beautiful story about love and how we’re never too young, or old, to discover its magic.
It’s also about how we define what a family is, and how bloodlines aren’t always the primary prerequisite.
The Story of Arthur Truluvis about friendship, family, and the ties that bond us together.
Arthur is a recently widowed man whose days are filled with the mundane routines he’s developed to keep him from missing his beloved wife so much he’s unable to function.
Maddy is a 17-year old girl, with no real understanding of love. She’s latched on to a man whom she’s decided is meant to save her from what she’s deemed an unfulfilling life, but eventually discovers the “love” is one-sided at best.
Her father is present in her life, but he’s been emotionally absent since Maddy’s mother passed away when Maddy was only two-weeks old.
Lucy is a never-married woman of 80+ years. She built a world she once thought would house a life filled with a husband, children, and all the extras such bring. However, still single and with few prospects, she’s begun to wonder if she’ll ever experience the sublime happiness she once thought would be hers.
The simplest circumstances bring the roads of each of these individuals together, forming a bond and a family that is as unlikely as you’ll ever find. It is in that forming we are able to understand the crux of each one of their desires—and it is that journey towards understanding that kept me captivated.
While bittersweet, this is a beautiful story about love and how we’re never too young, or old, to discover its magic.
It’s also about how we define what a family is, and how bloodlines aren’t always the primary prerequisite.