She doesn’t have many (or any) friends and steps into the role of an ideal wife very easily. Mathilde, on the other hand, is glamourous but quieter. Their love is sudden and intense and he gets married to her, whereby Mathilde is introduced to Lotto’s group of close friends and their get-together-parties. He finds solace in several sexual encounters until he meets Mathilde and falls in love. Although he comes from a privileged background, Lotto experiences a difficult childhood. His aunt and his parents believe he is destined to be someone great. Read : 12 books revolving around marriagesĪ man named Lancelot or “Lotto” struggles to succeed in life. In the second part of the novel, we hear this story of a happy marriage from the perfect wife that Mathilde was.
The couple complement each other and remain physically intimate without breaking apart, much to the surprise of their friends who gamble on how short lived their marriage would be. In turn, Lotto gives her stability and care: things which she craves for. Lotto has big dreams which Mathilde can support him in realizing. In Fates we hear the story of how Lotto and Mathilde fall in love and end up in a hasty marriage. Groff couldn’t have ordered the narration in a better way.
The book is divided into two parts, Fates, that tells the story from Lotto’s perspective and Furies, which tells the story of the union from Mathilde’s point of view. Fates and Furies tells the story of the love, creative struggle and secrets that bind them together.įates and Furies is the story of a marriage. Their relationship is a mystery to their close friends and family, but Lotto and Mathilde seem to be madly in love even after decades. When he meets Mathilde he instantly falls in love. Lotto grows up in a privileged household but he has a difficult childhood.
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