Motherhood is portrayed in a novel by Maggie O’Farrell and in a new film based on Elena Ferrante’s work, “The Lost Daughter.”
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Reading Now & for 2022
RECENT READING Oh William! By Elizabeth Strout Elizabeth Strout’s new novel, Oh William!, is a winner. Those who have read the earlier novel, My Name is Lucy Barton, will be acquainted with the main character. Lucy is a successful writer and William is her ex-husband. She left him some years ago after he had a string of affairs, and she then married …
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Reading: Books & More Books
A roundup of my favorite books of 2021 plus comments on two recent novels.
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At Home: Bingeing on Film
Three recent films are noted: Belfast, Tick, Tick…BOOM!, and Spencer.
