The Things We Never Say by Elizabeth Strout audiobook review – brilliant portrait of an existential crisis
A teacher’s private anxieties are subtly combined with political events in this Booker-listed tale set in coastal Massachusetts Artie Dam is a much-loved history teacher from coastal Massachusetts famed for his white socks and old sneakers and who sees a growing hopelessness in his young students. Not only are they dispirited by the state of the world, but they also believe they won’t be able to achieve their profess
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A teacher’s private anxieties are subtly combined with political events in this Booker-listed tale set in coastal Massachusetts Artie Dam is a much-loved history teacher from coastal Massachusetts famed for his white socks and old sneakers and who sees a growing hopelessness in his young students. Not only are they dispirited by the state of the world, but they also believe they won’t be able to achieve their profess
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The Things We Never Say by Elizabeth Strout audiobook review – brilliant portrait of an existential crisis
A teacher’s private anxieties are subtly combined with political events in this Booker-listed tale set in coastal Massachusetts Artie Dam is a much-loved history teacher from coastal Massachusetts famed for his white socks and old sneakers and who sees a growing hopelessness in his young students. Not only are they dispirited by the state of the world, but they also believe they won’t be able to achieve their profess
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