![]() ![]() Like Anderson, she paints cumulative portraits of the heartache and soul of small town America by giving each of her characters a turn under her sympathetic spotlight. Anything Is Possible is a companion volume about the people Lucy came from, and their reactions to her latest successful publication, that memoir.Īs she has demonstrated beautifully in books like Amy and Isabelle and Olive Kitteridge, Strout is a master of the story cycle form most closely associated with Sherwood Anderson's Winesburg, Ohio. Readers who loved My Name is Lucy Barton - Strout's fictional memoir of her eponymous heroine's path from a grim, impoverished childhood in Amgash, Ill., to literary fame in New York - are in for a real treat. They remind us that a little kindness and compassion can open up surprising possibilities. These nine linked tales about people who overcome miserable childhoods, severe losses, disheartening marriages, and war trauma to experience moments of amazing grace offer comfort and reassurance. ![]() How?Įlizabeth Strout's new novel-in-stories, Anything Is Possible, is welcome literary salve for these alarmingly acrimonious, anxiety-inducing times. Your purchase helps support NPR programming. Close overlay Buy Featured Book Title Anything Is Possible Author Elizabeth Strout ![]()
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