Leaving Lucy Pear: A Novel

Leaving Lucy Pear: A Novel

â€œFrom the first page, I was under Anna Solomonâ€™s spell.â€Â â€”Sue Monk Kidd

Chosen as a must-read book by TIME Magazine, InStyle, Good Housekeeping, The Millions,Â theÂ Minneapolis Star Tribune, andÂ BookPage

Set in 1920s New England, the story of two women who are both mothers to the same unforgettable girlâ€”a big, heartrending novel from award-winning writer Anna Solomon

One night in 1917 Beatrice Haven sneaks out of her uncle's house on Cape Ann, Massachusetts, leaves her newborn baby at the foot of a pear tree, and watches as another woman claims the infant as her own. The unwed daughter of wealthy Jewish industrialists and a gifted pianist bound for Radcliffe, Bea plans to leave her shameful secret behind and make a fresh start. Ten years later, Prohibition is in full swing, post-WWI America is in the grips of rampant xenophobia, and Bea's hopes for her future remain unfulfilled. She returns to her uncleâ€™s house, seeking a refuge from her unhappiness. But she discovers far more when the rum-running manager of the local quarry inadvertently reunites her with Emma Murphy, the headstrong Irish Catholic woman who has been raising Bea's abandoned childâ€”now a bright, bold, cross-dressing girl named Lucy Pear, with secrets of her own.

In mesmerizing prose, award-winning author Anna Solomon weaves together an unforgettable group of characters as their lives collide on the New England coast. Set against one of America's most turbulent decades, Leaving Lucy Pear delves into questions of class, freedom, and the meaning of family, establishing Anna Solomon as one of our most captivating storytellers.

â€œAnna Solomon writes with a poetâ€™s reverence for language and a novelist's ability to keep us turning the page. A gorgeous and engrossing meditation on motherhood, womanhood, and the sacrifices we make for love.â€Â â€”J. Courtney Sullivan

Country	USA
Author	Anna Solomon
Binding	Paperback
EAN	9781101981764
Edition	Reprint
ISBN	1101981768
Label	Penguin Books
Manufacturer	Penguin Books
NumberOfPages	336
PublicationDate	2017-06-27
Publisher	Penguin Books
ReleaseDate	2017-06-27
Studio	Penguin Books

Leaving Lucy Pear: A Novel

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