Review: "The Story of Arthur Truluv" by Elizabeth Berg

This is a different kind of love story. It is a gentle, sweet tale about three lonely people who find love and family when they thought none could be found. Arthur Moses is an elderly man who lost the love of his life, Nora, six months ago. He spends lunchtime with her every day at the cemetery, just to feel close to her. He befriends Maddy Harris, a lonely high school senior who is an outcast that skips school to sit in the cemetery and take pictures. She lost her mother when she was two weeks old and has never fit in with the other kids her age. His neighbor, Lucille Howard is an 84-year-old spinster who loves baking and “mothering” Arthur. She finally gets her chance with her one true love when life takes a surprising turn. This is the story how the three come together to save each other.

The characters are affable and well defined. They are believable and relatable. They could be anyone that you interact with daily. It is the kindly grandfather that lives down the lane and your heart is glad when these three lonely people connect and have each other.

This is very fast read. Although the subject can be intense and invoke emotions, it is written in such a way that the pages fly by and you won’t want to put it down. The story is realistic and so are the characters, you are left feeling uplifted to know that people still can and will come together to help each other in need and loneliness.