Novelist Elizabeth Strout On The Secrets Of Ordinary People
12 June - 16 mins
Podcast Series
The Last Word with Matt Cooper
Following on from her Oliva Kittridge and Lucy Barton novels, Pulitzer Prize winning author Elizabeth Strout has turned her attention to a new cast of characters.
The Things We Never Say introduces the unassuming Artie Dam, a school teacher in Massachusetts, who harbours a deep secret.
Elizabeth talks to Matt about the inspiration behind the novel and how her own background influences what she is compelled to write about.
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