“A thick drizzle from the sky, like a curtain’s sudden sweeping…”
Lauren Groff’s third novel and fourth book astounds critics and wins the National Book Award for 2015. Set in two parts, Fates, and then Furies, the reader is given a behind the scenes look into the marriage of Lotto and Mathilde.
It is believed that Lotto is destined for greatness, and we hear the first telling of Lotto’s life, from Lotto himself. Mathilde, on the other hand, is defined by a tragedy in her past, and a compulsion to always even the score. We once again hear about Lotto’s life, but this time from Mathilde.
The reader gets a dual view of their marriage and how different events and personalities shape their lives.
