Tell Me Everything: Oprah's Book Club: A Novel

From Pulitzer Prize–winning author Elizabeth Strout comes a novel about new friendships, old loves, and the human desire to leave a mark on the world. Set in autumn in Crosby, Maine, the story follows town lawyer Bob Burgess as he becomes involved in a murder investigation, defending a lonely man accused of killing his mother. Bob develops a deep friendship with acclaimed writer Lucy Barton, who lives nearby with her ex-husband William. Together they take walks and discuss their lives, fears, regrets, and what might have been. Lucy is introduced to Olive Kitteridge, now living in a retirement community at the town's edge. The two spend afternoons together in Olive's apartment, sharing stories about people they have known—what Olive calls "unrecorded lives." Through these narratives, they find meaning in their own experiences. The novel explores how relationships sustain us, as characters grapple with questions about the significance of their lives and the many forms love can take.