Product Details
Simon & Schuster UK, April 2008
Trade Paperback, 288 pages
ISBN-10: 0743467728
ISBN-13: 9780743467728
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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.
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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Text Excerpt 1Blogcritics.org, May 18, 2010
...something from my review pile. I dove to the bottom of my mountain of review books and found Elizabeth Strout's novel, Olive Kitteridge. A review copy of Olive Kitteridge was sent to me when it was first released in 2008, and I'm ashamed to ...
Guelph Mercury, May 12, 2010
...the theatre festival in southwestern Ontario. Also in the lineup is Australian-born feminist author Germaine Greer and American Elizabeth Strout, who won a Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2009 for her short-story collection Olive Kitteridge. ...
Victoria Star Online, May 11, 2010
...the theatre festival in southwestern Ontario. Also in the lineup is Australian-born feminist author Germaine Greer and American Elizabeth Strout, who won a Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2009 for her short-story collection "Olive Kitteridge." ...
Examiner.com, May 6, 2010
...At a glance: 'Olive Kitteridge' by Elizabeth Strout May 5, 8:22 PMPortland Books ExaminerJillian Hoyt Comment Subscribe Get alerts when there is a new article from the Portland Books Examiner. Read Examiner.com ...
USA Today, April 28, 2010
...of the Pulitzer Prize" on the cover. Before the prize, 15,000 copies were in print. Last year, Elizabeth Strout's novel, Olive Kitteridge, rose slowly on the list after winning a Pulitzer. It hit No. 37 in July and stayed in the top 50 for ...
NPR, April 16, 2010
...his wife, Eve; and daughter, Zoe. Paperback, 336pp, $14.99, Harper Paperbacks, Pub Date: Jun. 1, 2009 9. Olive Kitteridge By Elizabeth Strout Weeks on list: 51 • A Elizabeth Strout's short stories are connected in that they all take place ...
Brookline TAB, April 12, 2010
...author was created Baroness James of Holland Park in 1991. CC: Monday, April 26, 2:15 p.m., “Olive Kitteridge” by Elizabeth Strout. Thirteen rich narratives are bound together into a book with the heft of a novel, through the presence of ...
NPR, April 9, 2010
...comments on class, presumption and power. Paperback, 325pp, $15.00, Europa Editions, Pub Date: Sep. 1, 2008 8. Olive Kitteridge By Elizabeth Strout Weeks on list: 50 • A Elizabeth Strout's short stories are connected in that they all take ...
Christian Science Monitor, April 8, 2010
...Spin, by Colum McCann, Random House 7. The Elegance of the Hedgehog, by Muriel Barbery, Europa Editions 8. Olive Kitteridge, by Elizabeth Strout, Random House 9. The Art of Racing in the Rain, by Garth Stein, Harper 10. Hotel on the Corner ...
NPR, March 26, 2010
...fiction in November 2009. Paperback, 400pp, $15.00, Random House Trade Paperbacks, Pub Date: Nov. 30, 2009 6. Olive Kitteridge By Elizabeth Strout Weeks on list: 48 • A Elizabeth Strout's short stories are connected in that they all take ...
Daily Progress, March 16, 2010
...Paramount Theater. Smith will team up with three other authors — “The Fifth Inning” author E. Ethelbert Miller, “Olive Kitteridge” author Elizabeth Strout and Colum McCann, author of “Let the Great World Spin.” The event is ...
WXEL, March 14, 2010
...From Suburbia to the Surreal: Writers’ Lives Blake Bailey is the author of the biography “Cheever: A Life.” Elizabeth Strout & Marilynne Robinson read from their work and talk about it. Tracy Daugherty is the author of “Hiding Man: A ...
Aiken Today, January 28, 2010
...6:30 pm Tuesday, April 27, in the library meeting room The book for that discussion will be 'Olive Kitteridge' by Elizabeth Strout Strout's 2008 book features a series of linked short stories detailing the lives of the residents of Crosby, ...
Aiken Today, January 28, 2010
...30 p.m. Tuesday, April 27, in the library meeting room. The book for that discussion will be 'Olive Kitteridge' by Elizabeth Strout. Strout's 2008 book features a series of linked short stories detailing the lives of the residents of Crosby, ...
MinnPost, January 27, 2010
...Margot Livesey, Tessa Hadley and Charles Baxter. Lately, I’m nuts about Colm Tóibín.� Big fan of Elizabeth Strout’s “Olive Kitteridge.” Guilty pleasure: Nancy Mitford’s “The Pursuit of Love.” MP: What do you love most about ...
NPR, January 22, 2010
...and unflinching in its feminist social commentary. Paperback, 608pp, $14.95, Vintage, Pub Date: Jun. 23, 2009 2. Olive Kitteridge By Elizabeth Strout Weeks on list: 39 • A Elizabeth Strout's short stories are connected in that they all ...
Herald Dispatch, January 7, 2010
...are the top 10 fiction titles at Empire Books & News: 1."Dear John" by Nicholas Sparks 2. "Olive Kitteridge" by Elizabeth Strout 3. "Million Little Pieces" by James Frey 4. "Push" by Sapphire 5. "Half Broke Horses: A True-Life Novel" by ...
Sonoma West Times and News, January 6, 2010
...buyer Ty Wilson. “Books such as “The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society”, “Three Cups of Tea”, “Olive Kitteridge”, and “The Elegance of the Hedgehog” were all titles that held their place in the top 10 for ...
Washington Post, December 30, 2009
...the Pulitzer committee -- though there's hope. This year's Pulitzer for fiction went to a woman (Elizabeth Strout) writing about -- of all things -- a woman ("Olive Kitteridge"). What are the best books? The answer is always subjective, and ...
Wicked Local Milford, December 28, 2009
...the Steinbrenner family, something which eventually caused him to leave New York for Los Angeles. - Art Davidson "Olive Kitteridge" Southern crazy has always been my genre of choice for a fun read, but Elizabeth Strout made me a fan of Maine ...
Guelph Mercury, December 26, 2009
...by T.J. Stiles Young Peopleâs Literature: Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice, by Phillip Hoose Pulitzer Prize Fiction: Olive Kitteridge, by Elizabeth Strout Biography: American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House, by Jon Meacham ...
Colorado Springs Gazette, December 19, 2009
...GROUPIE: Find yourself in Elizabeth Strout's 'Olive' book, pick, strout - - Colorado Springs Gazette, CO articleid sectionTitle pageTitle 'BOOK GROUPIE: Find yourself in Elizabeth Strout's // thisURL (thisURL.search('member-center') 0 ...
Yahoo! News Australia, December 15, 2009
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Wicked Local Middleborough, November 27, 2009
...608-234- 2960. Class held Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. WEDNESDAY BOOK GROUP: 10:30 a.m. at the library. “Olive Kitteridge” by Elizabeth Strout. “KNIT WITS GATHERINGS”: 6:15 p.m. at EPOCH Assisted Living of Norton. Residents ...
New York Times, October 23, 2009
...and ?The Elegance of the Hedgehog,? by Muriel Barbery. Next up will be ?Olive Kitteridge,? by Elizabeth Strout. Paper Cuts is a blog about books and other forms of printed matter, written by the editors of the Book Review. Look here for book ...
KPBS, October 20, 2009
...Above: Cover of Elizabeth Strout's Pulitzer-prize winning book of short stories, 'Olive Kitteridge.' Somehow the fact that “Olive Kitteridge” won the Pulitzer Prize passed me by. So when a friend placed it in ...
Rockbridge Weekly, October 9, 2009
...the community and their families. According to National Book Award winner Tim OâBrien and recent Pulitzer Prize winner Elizabeth Strout there is nothing ordinary about 'In An Uncharted Country.' âIn An Uncharted Country' is an ...
Wicked Local Cape Cod, October 8, 2009
...Pulitzer-winning author Elizabeth Strout will read at FAWC this week. More related photos Provincetown Banner Last update Oct 08, 2009 @ 10:59 AM PROVINCETOWN — Elizabeth Strout does what few writers can ...
TH Online, October 4, 2009
...is accomplished, if more cerebral than his other books -- perhaps one to admire more than love. Finally, Elizabeth Strout's stunning winner of the 2009 Pulitzer Prize, 'Olive Kitteridge,' is out in paperback. It's a hybrid of a novel and ...
Chicago Reader, September 16, 2009
...Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows 3. The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger 4. Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout 5. Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay Audrey Niffenegger reads from her new novel, Her Fearful Symmetry, ...
Christian Science Monitor, August 13, 2009
...FICTION 1. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, by Mary Ann Shaffer, Annie Barrows, Dial 2. Olive Kitteridge, by Elizabeth Strout, Random House 3. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, by Stieg Larsson, Vintage 4. The Elegance of ...
NOLA Live, August 12, 2009
...is based on his book, 'The War for Korea: A House Burning.' The Garden District Book Club discusses 'Olive Kitteridge,' by Elizabeth Strout, today, 6 p.m., Garden District Book Shop. The Horror Book Group discusses 'The Book of Skulls,' by ...
The Phoenixville Phoenix, May 29, 2009
...Book Reviewed: Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout. Fiction. Trade Paperback. $14. The list of finalists for the 2009 Pulitzer Prize contained the usual suspects: John Updike. Philip Roth. Marilyn Robinson. Joyce Carol Oates ...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, May 9, 2009
...s investigative skills to her own experience of the growing trend of intergenerational households. For the literary mom Olive Kitteridge By Elizabeth Strout Random House $14 Dear Husband By Joyce Carol Oates Ecco $24.95 If your mother never ...
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