Page Turners: February 2026

Page Turners book club members are reading
Elizabeth Strout’s latest novel Tell Me Everything (When Olive Kitteridge Met Lucy Barton). Fans of
this author will enjoy meeting several of the characters from her previous books in this one. We
are told at the outset that this is Bob’s story (he of the Burgess brothers) but really I think
Lucy, who is a writer, becomes the prominent character.
As The Guardian reviewer says, “The novel presents us with stories that are, on the face of it,
terrifyingly banal, about parental cruelty and filial guilt and intimate betrayal and roads not
taken. Perhaps most disturbing of all is the story of the Burgess brothers themselves …” This
reviewer goes on to state, “So far this is reassuringly familiar territory to fans of Strout’s
fiction. And then it all becomes subtly strange. Interleaved with these tales of ordinarily
damaged families is a genuine murder mystery: the story of Gloria Beach of Shirley Falls, whose
body is found dumped in a nearby quarry.” Any more information would be a spoiler!
As mentioned in prior articles the book club consists of three groups of approximately 12 members
each—two groups meet the fourth Thursday afternoon of the month and the other group meets the
fourth Monday afternoon of the month. Interested potential members are welcome to visit any of the
groups to check it out. For more information please contact one of the coordinators, Steve and Ann
Morris at samwrsi@cox.net, Lisa Buchner at lisabuchner47@gmail. com, or myself at fozimec@cox.net.
—Frances Ozimec