%0 Book %A Montwieler, Katherine, 1970- %I Swallow Press, an imprint of Ohio University Press %D 2022 %C Athens, Ohio %G English %@ 9780804012409 %@ 0804012407 %@ 9780804012416 %@ 0804012415 %T A companion to the works of Elizabeth Strout %X In this first study of novelist Elizabeth Strout's bestselling works, Katherine Montwieler reveals how Strout's voice, characters and themes generate a powerful empathic response among mainstream readers, mostly women, that elite scholars undervalue at their own peril. This accessible companion also includes an exclusive interview with Strout.