Book guide
My Name Is Lucy Barton
A hospital visit opens the wound between mother and daughter.
Genre and trope pairingsContemporary FictionTrauma recoveryContemporary FictionDysfunctional familyContemporary FictionIdentity crisisLiteraryTrauma recoveryLiteraryDysfunctional familyLiteraryIdentity crisis
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About My Name Is Lucy Barton
Recovering from an operation in a New York hospital, Lucy Barton is unexpectedly visited by the mother she has not seen in years. Their quiet conversations about the past reveal poverty, longing, escape and the complicated love that shapes Lucy’s life and voice.
Reading signals
- Spice
- None
- Darkness
- Balanced
- Pacing
- Slow
Series
Amgash / Lucy Barton · Book 1 of 5
Content warnings
- illness
- poverty
- abuse
- child abuse
- family trauma
- homophobia
- death of parent
- medical trauma
