Fates And Furies: A Novel

"I fell in love with Lauren Groff’s writing in her 2012 novel, Arcadia. My admiration continues with Fates and Furies, though this time I was also sucked in by a plot that had me sneaking off to read the book while laundry piled up and chores went undone. It’s the story of the marriage between Lotto, short for Lancelot, and Mathilde. They meet and marry in a rush of passion. He expects only good things from life, and with Mathilde by his side he has both love and success. But their story is told in two parts, and when we see the marriage from Mathilde’s perspective, it takes on a darker sheen. Enough said. Forget the laundry, just dig in."