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The Things We Never Say : A Novel.
'The Things We Never Say' tells the story of a chance incident that sparks a powerful realization in a beloved teachers life - a poignant meditation on loneliness, friendship, parenthood, and the importance of truth in a capsizing world.
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- ISBN: 9798217154746
- Physical Description: 224 pages ; 20 cm
- Publisher: Canada : Random House Publishing Group, 2026.
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| Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | Library Bound Incorporated |
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| Subject: | FICTION / Family Life / General FICTION / Friendship FICTION / Literary |
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"Artie Dam is a man with a secret. He goes about his days teaching American history to high schoolers, correcting their casual ignorance, and lending a kind word to those who need it most. He spends his free time sailing the beautiful Massachusetts Bay, or with his adult son and his wife of more than three decades - and as Artie does these things, he plans the event that will forever change the world he inhabits. But when a startling accident awakens a new perspective in Artie, and he realizes that life has its own secret it's been keeping from him - along with a lot more to say on the weighty matters of fate and freedom in his home and his country - he charts another course full of grief, hilarity, and heart, to a place where the end marks the beginning. Elizabeth Strout, as we have come to expect, delivers a profound exploration of the human condition - one that brims with deep compassion for each and every one of her characters. With exquisite prose and gentle intimacy, Artie Dam takes one man's fearsand loneliness and makes them universal. And in the same breath, captures the mysterious love that sustains and holds us through it all"-- Provided by publisher. - Random House, Inc.
Pulitzer Prizeâwinning, #1 New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth Stroutâs new novel tells the story of a chance incident that sparks a powerful realization in a beloved teacherâs lifeâa poignant meditation on loneliness, friendship, parenthood, and the importance of truth in a capsizing world
Artie Dam is living a double life. He spends his days teaching history to eleventh graders, 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 neighbors, 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 madâat himself and the people around himâand 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 dearâand to make peace with the mysteries at the heart of our existence.
Elizabeth Strout, as we have come to expect, delivers a moving exploration of the human conditionâone that brims with compassion for each and every one of her indelible characters. With exquisite prose and profound insight, The Things We Never Say takes one manâs fears and loneliness and makes them universal. And in the same breath, captures the abiding love that sustains and holds us all.
