“Strout has an aesthetic as spare as the white Congregational church, where her father’s funeral was held. The dramatic turns are understated — tone on tone — but the characters are nearly bursting with feeling. One of the central agonies of their lives tends to be an inability to communicate their internal state. It’s as if they needed Strout as an interlocutor.”
"Elizabeth Strout’s Long Homecoming" Ariel Levy, The New Yorker, April 24, 2017
“Omission is where you find what makes a writer a writer; it is in the silences where forgiveness and wisdom grow, and it is where Strout’s art flourishes. This new book pushes that endeavor even further.”
"‘Anything Is Possible’ demonstrates what Elizabeth Strout does best" Susan Scarf Merrell, Washington Post, April 24, 2017
“Anything Is Possible is not exactly a sequel, but it does feature Lucy Barton as one of the characters. Set in and around Barton’s home town of Amgash, Illinois, this is a shimmering masterpiece of a book. It is a novel told in a series of interconnected stories, each featuring a tale of small-town life that illuminates a more profound truth.”
Anything Is Possible by Elizabeth Strout review – masterful chronicler of small-town America Elizabeth Day, The Guardian, April 23, 2017
““Anything Is Possible’’ confirms Strout as one of our most grace-filled, and graceful, writers.”
"‘Anything Is Possible’ for lives seeking a chance for change" Anthony Domestico, The Boston Globe, April 21, 2017
“In its entirety, “Anything Is Possible” is both sweeping in scope and incredibly introspective. That delicate balance is what makes its content so sharp and compulsively readable. ”
"‘Anything Is Possible,’ by Elizabeth Strout" Alexis Burling, San Francisco Chronicle, April 19, 2017
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