Olive Kitteridge: Fiction

Olive Kitteridge: Fiction

WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE â€¢ THE EMMY AWARDâ€“WINNING HBO MINISERIES STARRING FRANCES MCDORMAND, RICHARD JENKINS, AND BILL MURRAY

In a voice more powerful and compassionate than ever before, New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth Strout binds together thirteen rich, luminous narratives into a book with the heft of a novel, through the presence of one larger-than-life, unforgettable character: Olive Kitteridge.

At the edge of the continent, Crosby, Maine, may seem like nowhere, but seen through this brilliant writerâ€™s eyes, itâ€™s in essence the whole world, and the lives that are lived there are filled with all of the grand human dramaâ€“desire, despair, jealousy, hope, and love.

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 and in the world at large, but she doesnâ€™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: Oliveâ€™s own adult child, who feels tyrannized by her irrational sensitivities; and 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 lifeâ€“sometimes painfully, but always with ruthless honesty. Olive Kitteridge offers profound insights into the human conditionâ€“its conflicts, its tragedies and joys, and the endurance it requires.

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY
People â€¢ USA Today â€¢ The Atlantic â€¢ The Washington Post Book World â€¢ Seattle Post-Intelligencer â€¢ Entertainment Weekly â€¢ The Christian Science Monitor â€¢ San Francisco Chronicle â€¢ Salon â€¢ San Antonio Express-News â€¢ Chicago Tribune â€¢ The Wall Street Journal
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â€œPerceptive, deeply empathetic . . . Olive is the axis around which these thirteen complex, relentlessly human narratives spin themselves into Elizabeth Stroutâ€™s unforgettable novel in stories.â€â€”O: The Oprah Magazine
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â€œFiction lovers, remember this name: Olive Kitteridge. . . . Youâ€™ll never forget her. . . . [Elizabeth Strout] constructs her stories with rich irony and moments of genuine surprise and intense emotion. . . . Glorious, powerful stuff.â€â€”USA Today
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â€œFunny, wicked and remorseful, Mrs. Kitteridge is a compelling life force, a red-blooded original. When sheâ€™s not onstage, we look forward to her return. The book is a page-turner because of her.â€â€”San Francisco Chronicle
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â€œOlive Kitteridge still lingers in memory like a treasured photograph.â€â€”Seattle Post-Intelligencer
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â€œRarely does a story collection pack such a gutsy emotional punch.â€â€”Entertainment Weekly
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â€œStrout 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.â€â€”The New Yorker

BONUS: This edition includes an excerpt from Elizabeth Stroutâ€™s The Burgess Boys.

Country USA
Manufacturer Random House
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2008-03-25
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Random House
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2008-03-25
Format	Kindle eBook

Olive Kitteridge: Fiction

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