Tell Me Everything

Tell Me Everything is a novel about new friendships, old loves, and the human desire to leave a mark on the world. It is set in autumn in Maine and follows the story of Bob Burgess, a town lawyer who becomes involved in a murder investigation and develops a deep friendship with Lucy Barton, an acclaimed writer. Olive Kitteridge, a longtime resident of Crosbys, also becomes a friend of Lucy's, and they spend afternoons together in Olive's apartment, telling each other stories about people they have known. The novel is praised for its empathy and pathos, and Elizabeth Strout's ability to reveal the wonder in unrecorded lives.

Format: Hardback
Length: 336 pages
Publication date: 19 September 2024
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

The Instant New York Times Bestseller Oprah's Book Club Pick A hopeful, healing novel about new friendships, old loves, and the very human desire to leave a mark on the world, from the Pulitzer Prize-winning, Booker-shortlisted author – available for pre-order now. 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 nearby in a house next to the sea. Together, Lucy and Bob talk about their lives, their hopes and regrets, and what might have been. Lucy, meanwhile, befriends one of Crosbys longest inhabitants, 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 our relationships keep us afloat. As Lucy says, "Love comes in so many different forms, but it is always love." A beautiful read reminding us that there is extraordinary love in ordinary actions. Oprah Winfrey A superbly gifted storyteller and a craftswoman in a league of her own. Hilary Mantel A terrific writer. Zadie Smith Strout's ability to reveal the wonder in unrecorded lives continues to astonish. Telegraph Elizabeth Strout, Shortlisted for the Booker Prize, 2022.

Weight: 356g
Dimension: 206 x 134 x 28 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780241634356