The Story of Arthur Truluv by Elizabeth BergMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
The Story of Arthur Truluv: A Novel (Book 1) by Elizabeth Berg
Fiction, library loan
November 2017
Ballantine Books
240 pages
Random House Kindle
8/7/19-8/10/19
Night of Miracles (Book 2) 2018 (Mason,Missouri)
Confession Club (Book 3) 2019
This is the story of Arthur Moses and his relatively simple and predictable life. He is 85 years old and recently widowed 6 months prior of his lovely wife, Nola. His dedication and commitment to his decreased spouse is marveled by all his neighbors. Each day day or shine he makes the journey to her gravesite by bus where he brings a chair and lunch. He lives a content life with his cat Gordon.
Lucille Howard is his opinionated neighbor who lives alone and desperate for companionship. She retired as a 4th grade school teacher and find solace in cooking and baking. She is often able to lure Arthur over for some cookies and idle gossip.
The story is one of family and friendship. The characters in the story find “family” amongst each other in their own way. One day while Arthur is visiting Nola he acknowledges Maddy who is an 18 year pregnant girl estranged from her father. Maddy’s mother died when she was only 2 years old and felt alone as he father never grieved the loss of his wife.
An unlikely friendship develops between the two who learn a lot from each other and their generational gap. Muddy affectionately calls him Arthur Truluv because of his unending love for his wife. The story explores the differences in friendship both the advantages and disadvantages. Arthur’s unassuming manner helps build an unconventional “family” for those who need it.
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