Redemptive without being maudlin, this story of two misfits lucky to have found one another will tug at readers’ heartstrings.”- Booklistįor the past six months, Arthur Moses’s days have looked the same: He tends to his rose garden and to Gordon, his cat, then rides the bus to the cemetery to visit his beloved late wife for lunch. “Fans of Meg Wolitzer, Emma Straub, or Berg’s previous novels will appreciate the richly complex characters and clear prose. His story will make you laugh and cry, and will show you a love that never ends, and what it means to be truly human.”-Fannie FlaggĪn emotionally powerful novel about three people who each lose the one they love most, only to find second chances where they least expect them “I dare you to read this novel and not fall in love with Arthur Truluv. Robin Harvey, Barrett Bookstore, Darien, CT Definitely a feel-good read for fans of A Man Called Ove and The Storied Life of A.J. Along with Arthur’s lonely neighbor, Lucille, they form their own family unit-trying to find love, happiness, and a purpose to their lives. There he meets and befriends Maddie, a teenaged social outcast with no mother and a distant father. “Octogenarian Arthur Moses schedules his life around his daily lunch at the gravesite of his departed wife. Nancy Simpson-Brice, The Book Vault, Oskaloosa, IA Winter 2018 Reading Group Indie Next List Complete with cemeteries, warm cranberry-nut bars, a bully boyfriend, loneliness, and a baseball bat, Arthur Truluv is the right book at the right time.

A warm story about elderly neighbors Arthur and Lucille and a teenage outsider, Maddy, this book demonstrates that all love and kindness have not disappeared, that there are pockets of caring living in certain people. “If ever there were a perfect ointment to soothe the increasing incivility of today's world, Elizabeth Berg's The Story of Arthur Truluv could provide that salve.

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