In the article, “Reading Lucy” by Jennifer Egan, Egan bonds with a woman from Brooklyn named Lucille Kolkin. They became friends and bonded at the Brooklyn Historical Society on Wednesdays and Fridays but lost touch later on in life. Lucy met a man in 1943 named Alfred Kolkin and married him soon after. Egan got the letters that Alfred and Lucy exchanged while Alfred was away for World War II. Lucy was constantly writing to Alfred. Egan hoped to learn more about life and the Brooklyn Navy Yard during World War II and Lucy’s letters gave her a first hand account to that. However, the more Egan reads these letters, the more it became for learning about Lucy’s life than getting information for her research. Reading these letters allowed Egan to actually feel like she was closer with Lucy and she felt connected to Lucy. Egan coneys to the reader how Lucy was feeling at the time of the written note and Egan even gives her opinion into certain letters. Egan is constantly quoting Lucy’s letters when speaking about her letters. This article shows that love between Alfred and Lucy through Egan’s narration and Lucy’s notes. The novel is filled with notes from Lucy to Alfred but the article ends with a note from Alfred.