{"product_id":"oh-william-book-elizabeth-strout-9780241508176","title":"Oh William!","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE TOP TEN SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Pulitzer Prize-winning, Booker-longlisted, bestselling author returns to her beloved heroine Lucy Barton in a luminous novel about love, loss, and the family secrets that can erupt and bewilder us at any point in life \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLucy Barton is a successful writer living in New York, navigating the second half of her life as a recent widow and parent to two adult daughters. A surprise encounter leads her to reconnect with William, her first husband - and longtime, on-again-off-again friend and confidante. Recalling their college years, the birth of their daughters, the painful dissolution of their marriage, and the lives they built with other people, Strout weaves a portrait, stunning in its subtlety, of a tender, complex, decades-long partnership.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOh William!\u003c\/i\u003e captures the joy and sorrow of watching children grow up and start families of their own; of discovering family secrets, late in life, that alter everything we think we know about those closest to us; and the way people live and love, against all odds. At the heart of this story is the unforgettable, indomitable voice of Lucy Barton, who once again offers a profound, lasting reflection on the mystery of existence.\u003ci\u003e 'This is the way of life,'\u003c\/i\u003e Lucy says. \u003ci\u003e'The many things we do not know until it is too late.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Elizabeth Strout is one of my very favourite writers, so the fact that \u003ci\u003eOh William!\u003c\/i\u003e may well be my favorite of her books is a mathematical equation for joy. The depth, complexity, and love contained in these pages is a miraculous achievement' Ann Patchett    \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A superbly gifted storyteller and a craftswoman in a league of her own'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eHilary Mantel\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eA terrific writer'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eZadie Smith\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'She gets better with each book' Maggie O'Farrell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Miraculous' \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Brilliant' \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A majestic book.\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cb\u003eI do not know any other writer who can portray life in this way' Rachel Joyce\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'I cannot get Lucy Barton out of my head' \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e 'An absolute delight of a book'  Claire Fuller\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A wonderful book' Emma Healey\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49514679337233,"sku":"GOR011830082","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49557943288081,"sku":"GOR012102239","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ WELL_READ \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49607747928337,"sku":"GOR012100456","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50300493627665,"sku":"CIN0241508177VG","price":6.32,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ LIKE_NEW \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":50328193466641,"sku":"GOR011817068","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":52103152730385,"sku":"CIN0241508177G","price":8.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ GARDNERS","offer_id":53097662382353,"sku":"NGR9780241508176","price":25.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0241508177.jpg?v=1786963622","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/oh-william-book-elizabeth-strout-9780241508176","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}