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FROM THE PULITZER-WINNING, BOOKER-SHORTLISTED ELIZABETH STROUT COMES A STUNNING STANDALONE NOVEL OF LOVE, LONELINESS AND NEW BEGINNINGS
'Emotionally stunning, devastatingly wise . . . her best novel yet' RACHEL JOYCE
'A moving, tender and wise novel about a committed teacher who is utterly confounded by the emotional complexities of daily life. This might be Elizabeth Strout's best yet' CLARE CHAMBERS
Artie Dam is a man with a secret. He spends his days teaching history to high schoolers, expanding their young minds, correcting their casual cruelties, and lending a kind word to those who need it most. He goes to holiday parties with his wife of three decades, makes small talk with neighbours, and, on weekends, takes his sailboat out on the beautiful Massachusetts Bay. He is, by all appearances, present and alive. But inside, Artie is plagued by feelings of isolation. He looks out at a world gone mad-at himself and the people around him-and turns a question over and over in his mind: how is it that we know so little about one another, even those closest to us?
And then, one day, Artie learns that life has been keeping a secret from him, one that threatens to upend his entire world. Once he learns it, he is forced to chart a new course, to reconsider the relationships he holds most dear-and to make peace with the mysteries at the heart of our existence.
With exquisite prose and profound insight, Elizabeth Strout captures the way grief reverberates through decades, the comfort found in deep friendships and the freedom that comes when we break free of our secrets. The Things We Never Say is a stunning new novel from one of our most acclaimed observers of the human heart.
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PRAISE FOR ELIZABETH STROUT:
'A terrific writer' ZADIE SMITH
'A superbly gifted storyteller' HILARY MANTEL
'Elizabeth Strout is one of my very favourite writers' ANN PATCHETT
'Strout's ability to reveal wonder in unrecorded lives continues to astonish' TELEGRAPH
'She gets better with each book' MAGGIE O'FARRELL
'A beautiful read' OPRAH WINFREY
'Strout is, as ever, wonderfully attentive life's escapable cruelties and woes' SUNDAY TIMES
- Publisher Name:Penguin Books Ltd
- Product Format:Hardback
- ISBN: 9780241814307
- Author:Strout, Elizabeth
- Publication Date:2026-05-07
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