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Tell me everything : a novel / Elizabeth Strout.
"It's autumn in Maine, and the town lawyer Bob Burgess has become enmeshed in an unfolding murder investigation, defending a lonely, isolated man accused of killing his mother. He has also fallen into a deep and abiding friendship with the acclaimed writer Lucy Barton, who lives down the road in a house by the sea with her husband William. Together, Lucy and Bob go on walks and talk about their lives, their fears and regrets, and what might have been. Lucy, meanwhile, is finally introduced to the iconic Olive Kitteridge, now living in a retirement community on the edge of town. Together, they spend afternoons in Olive's apartment, telling each other stories. Stories about people they have known--'unrecorded lives,' Olive calls them--reanimating them, and, in the process, imbuing their lives with meaning"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780593977460
- Physical Description: 326 pages ; 21 cm.
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Random House, [2024]
- Copyright: ©2024
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| General Note: | "Oprah's Book Club" -- cover. "Winner of the Pulitzer Prize" -- cover. |
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| Subject: | Lawyers > Fiction. Mothers > Death > Fiction. Women authors > Fiction. Older women > Fiction. Female friendship > Fiction. Friendship > Fiction. Man-woman relationships > Fiction. Storytelling > Fiction. Maine > Fiction. |
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Available copies
- 3 of 6 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Fort St. James Public Library.
Holds
- 6 current holds with 6 total copies.
Other Formats and Editions
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort St. James Public Library | STR (Amgash #5) (Text) | 35196000306865 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
- Random House, Inc.
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ⢠OPRAHâS BOOK CLUB PICK ⢠From Pulitzer Prizeâwinning author Elizabeth Strout comes a âstunnerâ (People) of a novel about new friendships, old loves, and the very human desire to leave a mark on the world.
âTell Me Everything hits like a bucolic fable. . . . A novel of moods, how they govern our personal lives and public spaces, reflected in Stroutâs shimmering technique.ââThe Washington Post
LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMENâS PRIZE FOR FICTION ⢠A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: Time, NPR, Vogue, Parade
With her remarkable insight into the human condition and silences that contain multitudes, Elizabeth Strout returns to the town of Crosby, Maine, and to her beloved cast of charactersâLucy Barton, Olive Kitteridge, Bob Burgess, and moreâas they deal with a shocking crime in their midst, fall in love and yet choose to be apart, and grapple with the question, as Lucy Barton puts it, âWhat does anyoneâs life mean?â
Itâs autumn in Maine, and the town lawyer Bob Burgess has become enmeshed in an unfolding murder investigation, defending a lonely, isolated man accused of killing his mother. He has also fallen into a deep and abiding friendship with the acclaimed writer Lucy Barton, who lives down the road in a house by the sea with her ex-husband, William. Together, Lucy and Bob go on walks and talk about their lives, their fears and regrets, and what might have been. Lucy, meanwhile, is finally introduced to the iconic Olive Kitteridge, now living in a retirement community on the edge of town. They spend afternoons together in Oliveâs apartment, telling each other stories. Stories about people they have knownââunrecorded lives,â Olive calls themâreanimating them, and, in the process, imbuing their lives with meaning.
Brimming with empathy and pathos, Tell Me Everything is Elizabeth Strout operating at the height of her powers, illuminating the ways in which our relationships keep us afloat. As Lucy says, âLove comes in so many different forms, but it is always love.â
