A grown daughter longs for mother love even as she comes to accept her mother's happiness in a foreign country; the adult Lucy Barton (the heroine of My Name Is Lucy Barton) returns to visit her siblings after seventeen years of absence. Reverberating with the deep bonds of family, and the hope that comes with reconciliation, these interconnected stories again underscore Elizabeth Strout's place as one of America's most respected and cherished authors. A #1 bestselling author and Pulitzer Prize winner.