Elizabeth Strout’s novel ‘The Things We Never Say’ offers a hand in the dark

At first glance, Elizabeth Strout’s fiction seems light and easy. What we see is what we get, and what we get are clear-cut characters, straightforward storylines, gentle fun, and homespun charm. But the Pulitzer Prize-winning author’s novels are deceptively simple. Beneath the surface sparkle and shimmer, there lurk hidden depths. As we turn the pages, […]