Olive kitteridge Fiction
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- ISBN: 9781588366887 (electronic bk)
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1 online resource - Publisher: 2008.
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- Baker & Taylor
At the edge of the continent, in the small town of Crosby, Maine, lives Olive Kitteridge, a retired schoolteacher who deplores the changes in her town and in the world at large but doesn't always recognize the changes in those around her. - Random House, Inc.
WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE â¢Â The beloved first novel featuring Olive Kitteridge, from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of My Name is Lucy Barton and the Oprahâs Book Club pick Olive, Again
âFiction lovers, remember this name: Olive Kitteridge. . . . Youâll never forget her.ââUSA Today
âStrout animates the ordinary with astonishing force.ââThe New Yorker
A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The Washington Post Book World, USA Today, San Francisco Chronicle, Chicago Tribune, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, People, Entertainment Weekly, The Christian Science Monitor, The Plain Dealer, The Atlantic, Rocky Mountain News, Library Journal
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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 doesnât 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; Oliveâs 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 lifeâsometimes painfully, but always with ruthless honesty. Olive Kitteridge offers profound insights into the human conditionâits conflicts, its tragedies and joys, and the endurance it requires.
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The inspiration for the Emmy Awardâwinning HBO miniseries starring Frances McDormand, Richard Jenkins, and Bill Murray
This edition includes an excerpt of Elizabeth Stroutâs novel Olive, Again.