By Elizabeth Strout

Service95 Recommends is the home of the books we love and reviews from our contributors. Oh William by Elizabeth Strout was longlisted for the Booker Prize 2022 and follows Lucy Barton, a successful writer in New York, as she navigates life after being widowed, exploring the depth and complexity of love and grief.

What We Say: “The Pulitzer Prize-winning, Booker-longlisted, bestselling author brings us back to the captivating world of Lucy Barton in a luminous new novel. Oh William! delves into themes of love, loss, and unexpected family secrets that can unsettle and confound us at any stage of life”  — Samantha de Haas

What They Say: “A superbly gifted storyteller and a craftswoman in a league of her own” – Hilary Mantel

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Samantha de Haas is Creative Production Manager at Service95

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