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Synopsis
Olive Kitteridge might be described by some as a battle axe or as brilliantly pushy, by others as the kindest person they had ever met. Olive herself has always been certain that she is 100% correct about everything - although, lately, her certitude has been shaken. This indomitable character appears at the centre of these narratives that comprise Olive Kitteridge. In each of them, we watch Olive, a retired schoolteacher, as she struggles to make sense of the changes in her life and the lives of those around her - always with brutal honesty, if sometimes painfully. Olive will make you laugh, nod in recognition, as well as wince in pain or shed a tear or two. We meet her stoic husband, bound to her in a marriage both broken and strong, and her own son, tyrannised by Olive's overbearing sensitivities. The reader comes away, amazed by this author's ability to conjure this formidable heroine and her deep humanity that infiltrates every page.
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Review
'[Abide with Me and Amy and Isabelle] were good; this one is better...it illuminates both what people understand about others and what they understand about themselves...The pleasure in reading Olive Kitteridge comes from an intense identification with complication, not always admirable characters...There's nothing cheap or mawkish here' -- The New York Times Book Review
'Masterfully wrought' --Vanity Fair
'You will find yourself thinking about this touching, prickly character long after you have finished reading' --Newsweek
About the Author
Elizabeth Strout's tenure as a lawyer (six months) was slightly longer than her career as a stand-up comedian (one night). She has also worked as a bartender, waitress and piano player at bars across the USA. She now teaches literature in New York, where she lives with her husband and daughter.
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- PublisherSimon & Schuster UK
- Publication date2011
- ISBN 10 1849831556
- ISBN 13 9781849831550
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages352
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Paperback. Condition: Fine. Olive Kitteridge the beloved Pulitzer Prize-winning novel This beloved Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, turned into an Emmy Award-winning HBO mini-series, is an extraordinary story about an ordinary womans life, and a vibrant exploration of all that connects us. The story of Olive Kitteridge will make you laugh, nod in recognition, wince in pain, and shed a tear or two. '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 Olive Kitteridge is a complex woman. Described by some as indomitable and by others as compassionate, she herself has always been certain that she is absolutely right about everything. 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. Through different narratives, telling the triumphs and tragedies of those around her, and spanning years, Olives story emerges. We meet her stoic husband, bound to her in a marriage both broken and strong, and a young man pained by loss whom Olive comforts by her mere presence, while her own son feels overwhelmed by her sensitivities. Praise for Elizabeth Strout Strout animates the ordinary with astonishing force. The New Yorker 'A terrific writer.' Zadie Smith 'So good it gave me goosebumps.Sunday Times 'A superbly gifted storyteller and a craftswoman in a league of her own.' Hilary Mantel. Seller Inventory # GOR007908637
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