WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE
At times stern, at other times patient, at times perceptive, at
other times in sad denial, Olive Kitteridge, a retired
schoolteacher, deplores the changes in her little town of Crosby,
Maine, and in the world at large, but she doesn't always recognize
the changes in those around her: a lounge musician haunted by a
past romance; a former student who has lost the will to live;
Olive's own adult child, who feels tyrannized by her irrational
sensitivities; and her husband, Henry, who finds his loyalty to his
marriage both a blessing and a curse.
As the townspeople grapple with their problems, mild and dire,
Olive is brought to a deeper understanding of herself and her
life-sometimes painfully, but always with ruthless honesty. Olive
Kitteridge offers profound insights into the human condition-its
conflicts, its tragedies and joys, and the endurance it requires.
Praise for "Olive Kitteridge"
"Perceptive, deeply empathetic . . . Olive is the axis around
which these thirteen complex, relentlessly human narratives spin
themselves into Elizabeth Strout's unforgettable novel in
stories."
"-O: The Oprah Magazine "
"Fiction lovers, remember this name: "Olive Kitteridge." . . .
You'll never forget her. . . . Elizabeth Strout] constructs her
stories with rich irony and moments of genuine surprise and intense
emotion. . . . Glorious, powerful stuff."
"-USA Today"
"Funny, wicked and remorseful, Mrs. Kitteridge is a compelling
life force, a red-blooded original. When she's not onstage, we look
forward to her return. The book is a page-turner because of
her."
-"San Francisco Chronicle"
""Olive Kitteridge" still lingers in memory like a treasured
photograph."
"-Seattle Post-Intelligencer"
"Rarely does a story collection pack such a gutsy emotional
punch."
"-Entertainment Weekly"
"Strout animates the ordinary with astonishing force. . . . She]
makes us experience not only the terrors of change but also the
terrifying hope that change can bring: she plunges us into these
churning waters and we come up gasping for air."
"-The New Yorker"
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