Olive Kitteridge

WINNEROFTHEPULITZERPRIZE•SOONTOBEANHBOMINISERIESAttimesstern，atothertimespatient，attimesperceptive，atothertimesinsaddenial，OliveKitteridge，aretiredschoolteacher，deploresthechangesinherlittletownofCrosby，Maine，andintheworldatlarge，butshedoesn’talwaysrecognizethechangesinthosearoundher：aloungemusicianhauntedbyapastromance;aformerstudentwhohaslostthewilltolive;Olive’sownadultchild，whofeelstyrannizedbyherirrationalsensitivities;andherhusband，Henry，whofindshisloyaltytohismarriagebothablessingandacurse.Asthetownspeoplegrapplewiththeirproblems，mildanddire，Oliveisbroughttoadeeperunderstandingofherselfandherlife–sometimespainfully，butalwayswithruthlesshonesty.OliveKitteridgeoffersprofoundinsightsintothehumancondition–itsconflicts，itstragediesandjoys，andtheenduranceitrequires.PraiseforOliveKitteridge：“Perceptive，deeplyempathetic...Oliveistheaxisaroundwhichthesethirteencomplex，relentlesslyhumannarrativesspinthemselvesintoElizabethStrout’sunforgettablenovelinstories.”–O：TheOprahMagazine“Fictionlovers，rememberthisname：OliveKitteridge....You’llneverforgether....[ElizabethStrout]constructsherstorieswithrichironyandmomentsofgenuinesurpriseandintenseemotion....Glorious，powerfulstuff.”–USAToday“Funny，wickedandremorseful，Mrs.Kitteridgeisacompellinglifeforce，ared-bloodedoriginal.Whenshe’snotonstage，welookforwardtoherreturn.Thebookisapage-turnerbecauseofher.”–SanFranciscoChronicle“OliveKitteridgestilllingersinmemorylikeatreasuredphotograph.”–SeattlePost-Intelligencer“Rarelydoesastorycollectionpacksuchagutsyemotionalpunch.”–EntertainmentWeekly“Stroutanimatestheordinarywithastonishingforce....[She]makesusexperiencenotonlytheterrorsofchangebutalsotheterrifyinghopethatchangecanbring：sheplungesusintothesechurningwatersandwecomeupgaspingforair.”–TheNewYorker