{"product_id":"the-things-we-never-say-hardcover","title":"The Things We Never Say – Hardcover by Elizabeth Strout","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhy We Shelved It:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePulitzer Prize winner and master of human observation Elizabeth Strout (\u003ci\u003eOlive Kitteridge\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLucy Barton\u003c\/i\u003e) returns with an exquisite standalone novel that cuts straight to the bone. \u003ci\u003eThe Things We Never Say\u003c\/i\u003e belongs in our collection for its quiet brilliance, exploring the private caverns of the human heart, unspoken marital distance, and the profound grief of feeling unseen. It is a luminous piece of contemporary literature that speaks to emotional healing, honesty, and what it truly means to inhabit an ordinary life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Story:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArtie Dam is a well-liked fifty-seven-year-old high school history teacher in an unassuming Massachusetts coastal town. By all external measures, his life is full: he attends holiday parties with Evie, his wife of three decades, maintains easy rapport with neighbors and colleagues, and spends tranquil weekends sailing Massachusetts Bay.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYet beneath his steady exterior, Artie is suffocating in quiet isolation. Haunted by a lingering family tragedy and nursing a secret despair he cannot voice to anyone, he moves through the world feeling profoundly disconnected. When a long-buried secret about his family and marriage comes to light, Artie’s carefully compartmentalized reality fractures. Forced to confront the unbridgeable gulf between what we perform and what we keep silent, he must navigate an uncertain path toward forgiveness, truth, and accepting the vast, unknowable mysteries within the people we love most.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.4 x 5.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 05, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55521271677247,"sku":"9798217154746","price":31.32,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/1534\/5983\/files\/9FHGwhHFxD9798217154746.webp?v=1788970038","url":"https:\/\/shopevoke.net\/products\/the-things-we-never-say-hardcover","provider":"EVOKE Wellness","version":"1.0","type":"link"}