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Tell Me Everything [electronic resource] / Elizabeth Strout.

Strout, Elizabeth. (Author). Farr, Kimberly. (Added Author).

Summary:

From Pulitzer Prize-winning author Elizabeth Strout comes a hopeful, healing novel about new friendships, old loves, and the very human desire to leave a mark on the world. With her "extraordinary capacity for radical empathy" ( The Boston Globe ), 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 characters--Lucy Barton, Olive Kitteridge, Bob Burgess, and more--as 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, "What does anyone's life mean ?" 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 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 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. Brimming with empathy and pathos, Tell Me Everything is Elizabeth Strout operating at the height of her powers, illuminating the ways in which we our relationships keep us afloat. As Lucy says, "Love comes in so many different forms, but it is always love."

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  • ISBN: 9780593669501
  • ISBN: 0593669509
  • Physical Description: 1 online resource
  • Edition: Unabridged.
  • Publisher: [S.I.] : Books on Tape, 2024.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Unabridged.
Participant or Performer Note:
Read by Kimberly Farr.
Subject: Literature.
Fiction.
Murder > Investigation > Fiction.
Man-woman relationships > Fiction.
Friendship > Fiction.
Love > Fiction.
Retirement communities > Fiction.
Maine > Fiction.
Fiction.
Literature.
Meurtre > Enquêtes > Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Relations entre hommes et femmes > Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Amitié > Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Villages-retraite > Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Maine > Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Genre: Electronic books.
Audiobooks.
Livres audio.

Electronic resources


  • LJ Express Reviews : LJ Express Reviews

    Pulitzer Prize-winning Strout (Lucy by the Sea) returns to the familiar small town of Crosby, ME, bringing together beloved characters from her previous works, including Olive Kitteridge, Lucy Barton, and Bob Burgess. The novel's episodic structure interweaves multiple storylines, with a focus on semiretired lawyer Bob Burgess's involvement in a murder case, his deepening friendship with Lucy Barton, and the stories that Lucy and Olive share about people they have known to ensure that their stories will not be forgotten. Listeners familiar with Strout's work will appreciate the connections between characters and narratives, but the novel can also be enjoyed as a stand-alone. Narrator Kimberly Farr perfectly captures the nuances of Strout's characters. Her voice is warm and empathetic, effortlessly conveying the emotional depth of each character and the complications of small-town platonic and romantic relationships. Her skilled narration enhances the emotional impact of the story. VERDICT The novel's focus on character development and exploration of human nature will resonate with readers who appreciate Strout's meditative style. Recommend to readers of Ann Patchett, Fredrik Backman, and Fannie Flagg.—Sarah Hill

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