Strout is, as ever, wonderfully attentive to life's inescapable cruelties and woes * Sunday Times *
'The shrewd-eyed observer of love, loss and the ties that bind - life, basically - is back. Strout weaves a gossamer light web of a community's hopes and setbacks.' -- Observer
Strout's ability to reveal the wonder in unrecorded lives continues to astonish * Telegraph *
Elizabeth Strout welcomes us home again, back to the small town where we witness the interconnection of all the characters we've ever loved in her previous novels. It's a beautiful read reminding us that there is extraordinary love in ordinary actions. -- Oprah Winfrey
Stunning, deeply felt and profoundly intelligent * Guardian *
Strout delivers that most terrible and yet important of literary cliches: a book with heart * Financial Times *
I'm looking forward to the return of another literary friend, Lucy Barton, when Elizabeth Strout publishes Tell Me Everything in August' * The Irish Times - The best books of 2024 so far *
A stunner that unites beloved characters from her previous books... Strout's musing on life and the importance of storytelling are downright profound * People *
Pathos and dry humour gild tender reflections on loneliness and connection, and the redemptive power of storytelling. * Observer *
Above all, Tell Me Everything is a novel of moods, how they govern our personal lives and public spaces, reflected in Strout's shimmering technique * Washington Post *