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Elizabeth Strout's new book, The Things We Never Say , follows teacher Artie Dam's internal struggles, while asking bigger questions about the human condition

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The Things We Never Say is Pulitzer Prize-winning Strout's 11th novel and her first set away from the Olive-Lucy universe

Elizabeth Strout is stepping away from her much-loved Crosby, Maine for the first time.

The Pulitzer Prize-winning author is back this Spring with The Things We Never Say , the moving story of a sliding doors moment that sparks a powerful realization for teacher Artie Dam.

Protagonist Artie Dam is leading a double life. By day, he teaches history to 11th graders. He attends holiday parties with his wife of 30 years, takes his sailbo

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