{"product_id":"olive-kitteridge-fiction-9781400062089","title":"Olive Kitteridge: Fiction","description":"\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE - THE EMMY AWARD-WINNING HBO MINISERIES STARRING FRANCES MCDORMAND, RICHARD JENKINS, AND BILL MURRAY\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a voice more powerful and compassionate than ever before, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Elizabeth Strout binds together thirteen rich, luminous narratives into a book with the heft of a novel, through the presence of one larger-than-life, unforgettable character: Olive Kitteridge. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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 Henry, who finds his loyalty to his marriage both a blessing and a curse. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003ci\u003eOlive Kitteridge\u003c\/i\u003e offers profound insights into the human condition-its conflicts, its tragedies and joys, and the endurance it requires. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOK\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eOF THE YEAR BY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeople - USA Today - The Atlantic - The Washington Post Book World - Seattle Post-Intelligencer - Entertainment Weekly - The Christian Science Monitor - San Francisco Chronicle - Salon - San Antonio Express-News - Chicago Tribune - The Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Perceptive, deeply empathetic . . . Olive is the axis around which these thirteen complex, relentlessly human narratives spin themselves into Elizabeth Strout's unforgettable novel in stories.\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--O: The Oprah Magazine \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Fiction lovers, remember this name: \u003ci\u003eOlive Kitteridge\u003c\/i\u003e. . . . You'll never forget her. . . .  Elizabeth Strout] constructs her stories with rich irony and moments of genuine surprise and intense emotion. . . . Glorious, powerful stuff.\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--USA Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Funny, wicked and remorseful, Mrs. Kitteridge is a compelling life force, a red-blooded original. When she's not onstage, we look forward to her return. The book is a page-turner because of her.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"\u003ci\u003eOlive Kitteridge\u003c\/i\u003e still lingers in memory like a treasured photograph.\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--Seattle Post-Intelligencer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Rarely does a story collection pack such a gutsy emotional punch.\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--Entertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Strout animates the ordinary with astonishing force. . . .  She] makes us experience not only the terrors of change but also the terrifying hope that change can bring: she plunges us into these churning waters and we come up gasping for air.\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--The New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Random House\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/25\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781400062089\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 270\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.52h x 6.45w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e ALA Notable Books - Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e National Book Critics Circle Award - Finalist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Pulitzer Prize - Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/10\/2007 pg. 31\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2007 pg. 88\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2008 pg. 65\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2008 pg. 46\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2008 pg. 113\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/28\/2008 pg. 70\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/14\/2008 pg. 82\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeople Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/14\/2008 pg. 46\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2008 pg. 100\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/20\/2008 pg. 13\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew Yorker (The)\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/05\/2008 pg. 77\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLJ Best Books of Year\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/15\/2008 pg. 65\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/26\/2008 pg. 104\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeople Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/29\/2008 pg. 55\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/13\/2009 pg. 55\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristian Century\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/20\/2009 pg. 54\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLJ Best Books of Year\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2008 pg. 65\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e135975 \/ Olive Kitteridge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.6 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 14\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Elizabeth Strout","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36649408725148,"sku":"9781400062089","price":23.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_11a92db0-8503-4de7-86bf-d50a190bef54.jpg?v=1603872681","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/olive-kitteridge-fiction-9781400062089","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}