Elizabeth Strout is an American author known for her empathetic novels that are typically set in small towns and feature flawed but likable characters dealing with personal issues. Many of the works are connected, with characters appearing in multiple bo
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Set in Maine, the novel opens by declaring itself the story of sort-of retired attorney Bob Burgess, one of Strout’s long-standing protagonists. Bob believes his life isn’t worth documenting. (The narrator disagrees: “But he does; we all do.”) The cracks in community ...
D. Elizabeth Strout isn’t skillful at describing small characters in life. 47. Shelley freezes Dottie out the next morning because ___. A. she feels she is superior to Dottie B. Dottie spits into the breakfast jam C. Dottie desires to be middle-class D. she regrets the confidence...
D.Elizabeth Strout isn’t skillful at describing small characters in life.3. Shelley freezes Dottie out the next morning because ___. A.she feels she is superior to Dottie B.Dottie spits into the breakfast jam C.Dottie desires to be middle-class D.she regrets the confidence in Dottie4....
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D. Elizabeth Strout isn’t skillful at describing small characters in life. 47. Shelley freezes Dottie out the next morning because ___. A. she feels she is superior to Dottie B. Dottie spits into the breakfast jam C. Dottie desires to be middle-class D. she regrets the confidence...