The Year of the Lucy
by Anne McCaffrey
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Mirelle Martin was a Company Wife - her husband, her children, her home were all held in thrall to the Corporation that owned their lives. She tried - desperately - to conform, hiding the secret of her illegitimacy, her talented father, and her own gifts which might prove embarrassing in a conventional world. And then came the Year of the Lucy - the year when everything happened, everything big and wonderful and exciting, when Mirelle turned into the woman she had always wanted to be.Tags
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Strange book... perhaps a product of it's time. Mirelle is a mother of three, married to a travelling salesman and restless/rootless. She has a knack for attracting interesting friends, but having a male friend is very much frowned upon. Jarring notes are the constant "I'm an artist therefore better than this" theme; and the acceptance of husband who hits he when he's frustrated at life in general, and her in particular (for having a mind of her own) it is nicely written but ultimately unsatisfying.
Anne McCaffrey is most famous for her Pern saga about dragons. However, she has written in other genres, including romance - like this book. It tells the story of a woman in an unhappy relationship who decides to sculpt a statue (Lucy). A simple act that brings some meaning to her. Anne's writing style is different here. It is simple, but elegant. The story is also simple, but touches a reader with a heroine we can identify with.
This is certainly not her best work, or even her best romance, but it was well worth reading.
This is certainly not her best work, or even her best romance, but it was well worth reading.
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Anne McCaffrey was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts on April 1, 1926. She received a degree in Slavonic languages from Radcliffe College. She worked in advertising for Helena Rubenstein from 1947 to 1952. Her first publication was a short story in Science Fiction Magazine, and her first novel, Restoree, was published in 1967. She is a well-known show more author of over 100 books, mostly science fiction, including the Dragonriders of Pern series, the Crystal Singer series, Acorna's Children series, The Twins of Petaybee series, and Barque Cats series. She won numerous awards including the Hugo Award for Best Novella for the short story Weyr Search in 1968 and the Nebula Award for Best Novella for Dragonrider in 1969. In 2006, she was inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame. She has also written books under the pseudonym Jody Lynn. She died of a stroke on November 21, 2011 at the age of 85. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- The Year of the Lucy
- People/Characters
- Mirelle Martin
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