{"product_id":"the-things-we-never-say-9798217154746","title":"The Things We Never Say","description":"\u003cb\u003ePulitzer Prize-winning, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Elizabeth Strout's new novel tells the story of a chance incident that sparks a powerful realization in a beloved teacher's life--a poignant meditation on loneliness, friendship, parenthood, and the importance of truth in a capsizing world\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eArtie 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 mad--at himself and the people around him--and 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? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd 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 dear--and to make peace with the mysteries at the heart of our existence. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eElizabeth Strout, as we have come to expect, delivers a moving exploration of the human condition--one that brims with compassion for each and every one of her indelible characters. With exquisite prose and profound insight, \u003ci\u003eThe Things We Never Say \u003c\/i\u003etakes one man's fears and loneliness and makes them universal. And in the same breath, captures the abiding love that sustains and holds us all.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Elizabeth Strout\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Random House\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/05\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.70w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798217154746\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/0001\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/30\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eElizabeth Strout\u003c\/b\u003e is the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eTell Me Everything; Lucy by the Sea; Oh William!\u003c\/i\u003e, which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize; \u003ci\u003eOlive, Again; Anything Is Possible, \u003c\/i\u003e winner of the Story Prize; \u003ci\u003eMy Name Is Lucy Barton; The Burgess Boys; Olive Kitteridge, \u003c\/i\u003ewinner of the Pulitzer Prize; \u003ci\u003eAbide with Me;\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAmy and Isabelle, \u003c\/i\u003e winner of the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times \u003c\/i\u003eArt Seidenbaum Award for First Fiction and the \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e Heartland Prize. She has also been a finalist for the PEN\/Faulkner Award and the Orange Prize in London.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Elizabeth Strout \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":48231820656797,"sku":"9798217154746","price":34.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_f4fc8ed1-90e1-49e3-bb6c-0f7c07f95d9e.jpg?v=1778578097","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-things-we-never-say-9798217154746","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}