Diane S ☔'s Reviews > The Story of Arthur Truluv

3.5 It is hard not to absolutely adore Arthur, an 82 year old gentlemen. He misses his wife terribly, she passed on the year before ands everyday he goes to the cemetery, taking his lunch and lawn chair, to spend time by her grave. This is where he meets Maddy, 17, doesn't seem to fit in anywhere, not at home where it is just her and her father and certainly not at school. Lillian, is Arthur's elderly next door neighbor, she bakes the most amazing things, but is lonely. These three people will come to play important roles in each others lives.

This is a sentimental read, a sweet and simply told story. Underneath though are some important themes, the loneliness of the elderly, the importance of family, the one you make, and the one you were born into, the desperation of those who feel that they do not fit in anywhere, and friendship, how extending friendship even those with a huge generation gap, can make a huge difference. This is one of those feel good books, their is no great depth of characterization because there isn't meant to be, this is just centered on a certain spate of time and how it changed everything and those involved.

One of those books that we all sometimes need. One where you finish and just think awwwwww, in joy and sadness.

ARC from Publisher.
Published July 25th by Random House.