Rich in Love

by Josephine Humphreys

Book Overview

At the age of seventeen, Lucille Odom finds herself in the middle of an unexpected domestic crisis. As she helps guide her family through its discontent, Lucille discovers in herself a woman rich in... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0670818100
• ISBN13: 9780670818105
• Release Date: September 1987
• Publisher: Viking Books
• Length: 261 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.

Customer Reviews

An immensely moving "coming of age" story

Josephine Humphreys is one of my favorite authors (right up there with Atwood, Kingsolver, Morrison), and this book just became yet another reason. I'd avoided buying it for some years out of some ill-considered notion that I'd already experienced the story because I'd seen and enjoyed the film. As soon as I bought "Rich in Love" and started in, I remembered why I love reading. The film followed the book rather faithfully, but Humphreys' flawless prose and palpable love for her characters elevated the experience. It is rare to enjoy superb craft *and* compassionate insight. Josephine Humphreys reaffirms my faith in humanity.

my favorite book

Everyone in my family and all of my friends have read this book and they love it. She writes with unique sensitivity and wit that distinguishes this book from all others. I strongly recommend it.

Often felt soul-related to Lucille...

I read this book abou 3 years ago, when I was about to graduate school, and I still think about it a lot. It was very intetesting to read about adolescense in such an unusual way. I was delighted with some of Lucille's views of the world and at the same ti me found my own opinions more normal when I often saw them expressed by Josephine Humphreys, through Lucille. She is a girl who follows her impulses, acts according to her feelings and makes many mistakes. But those mistakes let her become a real human being and tell the reader that people are making mistakes all the time, and this is not a tragedy, but can teach you much about life. I loved the book and recommend it to everyone!

"Fascinating!"

I loved this novel!! It was exceedingly great! What a refreshing outake it takes on life. I have seen the movie version; let me tell you it was FAB! It stars Albert Finney, Jill Clayburgh, Kathryn Erbe, Suzy Amis, Kyle MacLachlan, Ethan Hawke, and Alfre Woodard. It is a heartwarming, exuberant story of life, love, and family.