The Author Elizabeth Strout on ‘Lucy Barton’ and How Her Characters Come Into Being

Ms. Strout, whose latest novel is written in a strikingly spare first-person voice, says her characters are not pawns used to make a greater point, or stand-ins for her own experiences.
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