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How many novels are in the Lucy Barton series?

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American author Elizabeth Strout published five Lucy Barton novels (also called the Amgash series), beginning with My Name Is Lucy Barton in 2016. It focuses on a New York writer named Lucy Barton who had a difficult childhood while growing up in the fictional rural community of Amgash, Illinois. The other Lucy Barton novels are Anything Is Possible (2017), Oh William! (2021), Lucy by the Sea (2022), and Tell Me Everything (2024).