Service95 Recommends is the home of the books we love and reviews from our contributors. Tell Me Everything by Elizabeth Strout ponders the meaning of life, love, and friendship through the interconnecting tales of her characters Olive Kitteridge, Lucy Barton and Bob Burgess.
What We Say: “Like the other books in the author’s Amgash series, Tell Me Everything can be read and enjoyed without having read any of the others. But if you are an Elizabeth Strout fan, this book is like all your literary Christmases at once – where the worlds of Olive Kitteridge, Lucy Barton and Bob Burgess all come together in Crosby, Maine (where we left Lucy Barton at the end of Lucy By The Sea). While the story loosely follows a crime that takes place in the town, its beauty is the way in which seemingly ordinary people become extraordinary with the attention that is paid to them. The entire book can be summarised in one line from midway through: ‘I don’t know what the point is to this story!’ ‘People,’ Lucy said quietly, leaning back. ‘People and the lives they lead. That’s the point” – Stella Fabinyi
What They Say: “ 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
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Stella Fabinyi is Managing Director at Service95
