num_pages: 240
description: A beautiful life-affirming novel about a remarkably loving man who creates for himself and others second chances at happiness.A moving novel about three people who find their way back from loss and loneliness to a different kind of happiness. Arthur a widow meets Maddy a troubled teenage girl who is avoiding school by hiding out at the cemetery where Arthur goes every day for lunch to have imaginary conversations with his late wife and think about the lives of others. The two strike up a friendship that draws them out of isolation. Maddy gives Arthur the name Truluv for his loving and positive responses to every outrageous thing she says or does. With Arthurs nosy neighbor Lucille they create a loving and unconventional family proving that lifes most precious moments are sweeter when shared.
language: English
title: The Story of Arthur Truluv
publisher: Random House