By page forty you feel as though you’ve read an entire novel. It did not seem to be “that kind of book” but the shift to a darker turmoil were seamlessly woven into the tapestry of the Satterwhite marriage. There are even a few twists and turns that I was not expecting. The unspoken sacrifices and deep secrets that weather her decisions. We see the woman who shapes Lotto’s life so that he can be the glowing artist. And, while Lotto thinks he knows his wife here we discover the lies of omission that question if you can truly ever know someone. While Lotto’s life was a good one, he certainly had his hardships, but still came through a smooth stone. Here, Groff almost spins an entirely different tale. After living in the naive and dramatically optimistic head of Lotto we turn to she who makes his world shine, Mathilde. The lines are beautiful but it is not a simple read. You may need to stop and run back a few lines. Groff’s ability to weave a metaphor is exquisite though sometimes it is to the point of pain. We follow his quest to be an actor that leads to his success as a playwright. Groff explores their young marriage and all the golden dreams that young lovers spin. It starts at the very beginning – how he came to be conceived, his young life in Florida as the privileged child of a water tycoon, then the events that lead him to Mathilde. Lauren Groff’s tale is deep and rich and so well developed you will know these people and their circle as though an old friend. We are all living our stories and it may be tragically comical to think that on high someone is pulling this string or that commenting on the truths we hide from ourselves as we put on the show that is our day to day lives.įates and Furies is the story of Lotto and Mathilde Satterwhite. What choices, events, coincidences bring people to the exact moment in time that you encounter them. The baristas serving your morning coffee, the people you pass on the street, a woman so old her age is indeterminate they all are living their own stories. It simply depends on how you frame what you’re seeing.”Įveryone has a story and Fates and Furies proves that true. “Storytelling is a landscape, and tragedy is comedy is drama. Pre-K Ongoing Weekly Events & Activitiesįates and Furies – A modern twist on the Greek Tragedy …or Comedy, they were basically the same.The Best Sleep Away Camp for Houston Families.Houston Winter Camps for Kids who Won’t Stop for the Cold!.

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