Olive Kitteridge

Elizabeth Strout

€ 12.50

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At the edge of the continent, Crosby, Maine, may seem like nowhere, but seen through this brilliant writer�s eyes, it�s in essence the whole world, and the lives that are lived there are filled with all of the grand human drama�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 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.