{"id":16357,"date":"2025-12-01T12:32:36","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T11:32:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wenvoe.org.uk\/?p=16357"},"modified":"2025-12-01T12:56:40","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T11:56:40","slug":"16357","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wenvoe.org.uk\/?p=16357","title":{"rendered":"“Tell Me Everything ” by Elizabeth Strout"},"content":{"rendered":"

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OFF THE SHELF<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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“Tell Me Everything ” by Elizabeth Strout<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>\u201cWe match up for a moment – or maybe a lifetime – with somebody because we feel that we are connected to them. And we are. But we’re not, in a certain way, because nobody can go into the crevices of another’s mind; even the person can’t go into the crevices of their own mind. We live – all of us – as though we can. […] None of us are on sturdy soil; we just tell ourselves we are. And we have to.\u201d
\nBob is the exception to that claim.
\nElizabeth Strout once again captures the fragile complexities of human connection and the quiet ache of loneliness. Tell Me Everything is an excellent, absorbing story – one that holds you in every paragraph and lingers long after you finish it.
\nStrout\u2019s America is a place where loneliness intertwines with a withering society – where people yearn to connect yet continually struggle to bridge the gaps between them.
\nOur Book Club found it an exceptional read and awarded it 9 out of 10. A must-read for anyone seeking to understand the mysteries of human relationships and the uneasy balance between isolation and connection.<\/p>\n

Anne Gill<\/p>\n

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