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Anything Is Possible presents a quartet of linked stories that illuminate the complexity of human emotions through everyday situations. Two sisters confront life’s choices—one trading self‑respect for socioeconomic comfort, the other finding solace in a book that shifts her perspective. A school janitor’s routine routine intersects with the life of an isolated man, testing the janitor’s faith. A grown daughter, separated from her mother for years, grapples with longing and acceptance as she visits her mother’s new life abroad. The adult Lucy Barton, familiar from Strout’s bestselling My Name Is Lucy Barton, returns home to reconnect with her siblings after seventeen years. Together, these narratives emphasize deep family bonds and the possibility of healing through understanding and forgiveness.
First publish date: 2017
Genre: General Fiction/Short Stories
Authors: Elizabeth Strout
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