This wonderful novel is due to be published this coming November, I am so grateful that I had the opportunity to read it.
I know it will be near the top of my ‘Best of 2017’ list. I’m certain it will resonate with readers who enjoyed “ A man called Ove” and “ The storied life of A.J. Told in a way that is not at all ‘sappy’, the book explores the themes of loneliness, aging, and family. “ The story of Arthur Truluv” is a touching work of literary fiction. No, real families come from choices we make about who we want to be bound to, and the ties to such families live in our hearts.” “What is it that makes a family? Certainly no document does, no legal pronouncement or accident of birth. And now it is the home of Arthur, Maddy and Lucille. Before long, Lucille sells her house next-door and moves in with Arthur and Maddy. Mason, Missouri is a sleepy little town of five thousand souls. He invites her to live with him in his big rambling, old-fashioned, house. When Maddy’s life takes an unexpected turn it is Arthur that she goes to for support. Arthur is a true friend – and she secretly thinks he is cute with his large ears and big brown eyes. She is astounded at the love that Arthur has for his dead wife and she gives him the nickname ‘Truluv’. As can be predicted this relationship ends badly, as there was not any real love on Maddy’s side and Anderson was just using her. Above all else, Maddy craves love and acceptance. She thinks that if she makes Anderson happy sexually, that he will come to love her. When Arthur and Maddy become acquainted, Maddy is in a sexual relationship. “But the longer I live, the more I come to see that love is not so easy for everyone. She is teased, bullied, and made to feel alone.
Maddy is very intelligent, but she has always been an outcast among her peers. She loves to write poetry and take pictures. She lives with her father, but theirs is a cold relationship with little, if any, overt displays of affection. It is in the cemetery where Arthur meets Maddy Harris – a seventeen year old girl who comes to the cemetery on her lunch break from school.
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