Writers & Lovers

Casey Peabody, 31, finds herself adrift and heartbroken, grappling with the recent death of her mother and the aftermath of a devastating love affair. Back in Massachusetts, she waits tables in a Harvard Square restaurant, living in a rented shed, while relentlessly trying to finish the novel she's been writing for six years. Burdened by debt and a profound sense of stagnation, Casey feels increasingly out of place among her younger peers and the successful, established world around her. Her solitary existence takes a turn when she encounters two very different men: Silas, a kind, attentive, and age-appropriate suitor, and Oscar, an older, established writer and recent widower with two young sons. Suddenly at the apex of a complex love triangle, Casey is forced to confront her past, define her artistic identity, and navigate the difficult transition from prolonged youth to mature adulthood. Lily King's "Writers & Lovers" is a poignant and witty exploration of grief, ambition, and the messy, exhilarating path to becoming who you're meant to be, both as a person and an artist.