MUPFL Afternoon Book Club
Media Library · Media, PA
Tell Me Everything by Elizabeth Strout It’s autumn in Maine, and the town lawyer Bob Burgess has become enmeshed in an unfolding murder investigation, defending a lonely, isolated man accused of killing his mother. He has also fallen into a deep and abiding friendship with the acclaimed writer, Lucy Barton, who lives nearby in a house next to the sea. Together, Lucy and Bob talk about their lives, their hopes and regrets, and what might have been. Lucy, meanwhile, befriends one of Crosby’s longest inhabitants, Olive Kitteridge, now living in a retirement community on the edge of town. They spend afternoons together in Olive’s apartment, telling each other stories. Stories about people they have known – “unrecorded lives,” Olive calls them – reanimating them, and, in the process, imbuing their lives with meaning. Brimming with empathy and pathos, Tell Me Everything is Elizabeth Strout operating at the height of her powers, illuminating the ways in which our relationships keep us afloat. As Lucy says, “Love comes in so many different forms, but it is always love.” You can find all our selections here: https://mediauplibrary.org/afternoon-book-club/ Please email [email protected] to join the book club.
Expect a cozy, thoughtful afternoon discussion among community members gathered to unpack Elizabeth Strout's latest novel, exploring its themes of friendship, love, and the meaning found in everyday lives. The conversation will likely touch on Strout's recurring characters like Olive Kitteridge and Lucy Barton, and attendees can share reactions to the book's interwoven storylines. It's a welcoming, low-key literary gathering at the library where readers connect over a shared love of fiction.
