The Pulitzer prize-winning novel from the author of the Booker longlisted My Name is Lucy Bartonand Olive,Again. Olive Kitteridge: indomitable,compassionate and often unpredictable. A retired schoolteacher in a small coastal town in Maine,as she grows older she struggles to make sense of the changes in her life. She is a woman who sees into the hearts of those around her,their triumphs and tragedies. We meet her stoic husband,bound to her in a marriage both broken and strong,and a young man who aches for the mother he lost - and whom Olive comforts by her mere presence,while her own son feels overwhelmed by her complex sensitivities. A penetrating,vibrant exploration of the human soul,the story of Olive Kitteridge will make you laugh,nod in recognition,wince in pain,and shed a tear or two.
MEDIA REVIEWS
Publisher: Simon & Schuster LtdISBN: 9781849831550Number of pages: 352Dimensions: 198 x 130 mmEdition: Reissue
MEDIA REVIEWS
'As perfect a novel as you will ever read...So astonishingly good that I shall be reading it once a year for the foreseeable future and very probably for the rest of my life.'- Evening Standard
'Strout animates the ordinary with astonishing force.'- The New Yorker
'Masterfully wrought.'- Vanity Fair
'Strout has a wonderful ability to turn a phrase...(these) pages hold what life puts in: experience,joy,grief,and the sometimes-painful journey to love.'- Observer
Elizabeth Strout
Known for her meticulous portraits of community life in small-town New England,Elizabeth Strout is one of America's finest living novelists. Her works include the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel Olive Kitteridge as well as The Burgess Boys,My Name is Lucy Barton and Anything is Possible. In 2019 she returned to the character of Olive Kitteridge and her community for the follow-up book,Olive,Again.
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