![]() Readers will be taken by this story about how friendship can defy any generation gap and how it’s never too late to find a new purpose in life. Berg’s novel is as comforting as Lucille’s fresh-baked cookies, with plenty of charm and memorable characters. Together with Lucille, who has recently faced her own tragic loss, the three form something like a family. The two form a bond, and when Maddy gets pregnant with her ex-boyfriend’s baby, she seeks Arthur’s help. Then he meets Maddy, a troubled teen who is bullied at school and misunderstood by her father at home, and who has taken to hanging out at the cemetery to be by herself. Eighteen-year-old Maddy Harris is an introspective girl who often comes to the cemetery to escape the other kids at school and a life of loss. The only other constants in his life are taking care of his cat and keeping his distance from his nosy neighbor, Lucille. Now, well, here I am in the rocking chair and I don’t mind it. ![]() I did a lot of things for a lot of years. ![]() Since his wife’s death, the best part of his daily routine is visiting the cemetery to eat lunch at her grave. I am the great appreciator, that’s what I do and that’s all I want to do. The Story of Arthur Truluv What’s it About An unlikely friendship that develops among three people, all of whom have lost the one they love most. Arthur, the title character of the latest from Berg ( Talk Before Sleep), does not enjoy living alone. ![]()
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