{"product_id":"0812971833","title":"Olive Kitteridge","description":"\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eat 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 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eas 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003epraise For \u003ci\u003eolive Kitteridge\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\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.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e–o: The Oprah Magazine \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\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.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e–usa Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\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.”\u003cbr\u003e–\u003ci\u003esan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“\u003ci\u003eolive Kitteridge\u003c\/i\u003e Still Lingers In Memory Like A Treasured Photograph.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e–seattle Post-intelligencer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“rarely Does A Story Collection Pack Such A Gutsy Emotional Punch.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e–entertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\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.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e–the New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\nthe Barnes \u0026amp; Noble Review\n\u003cp\u003eolive Kitteridge Is The Kind Of Woman You Would Duck Across The Street To Avoid Meeting. She's Abrasive As Sandpaper Rubbed Across A Scab And Unapologetically Rude. Now Retired, She Taught Seventh-grade Math In The Small Maine Town Of Crosby For Years, Earning A Reputation As The Mean Teacher Who Leaves Her Students Flustered And Trembling. She Is Loud, Unnerving, Tart-tongued, And Completely Unforgettable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCategories:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLiterature \u0026amp; Fiction\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\u003cli class=\"category-tree\"\u003eUnited States\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\u003cli class=\"category-tree\"\u003eLiterary\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenre Fiction\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\u003cli class=\"category-tree\"\u003eFamily Saga\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFamily Life\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\u003cli class=\"category-tree\"\u003eMultigenerational\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWomen's Fiction\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\u003cli class=\"category-tree\"\u003eDomestic Life\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eBook details\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Strout, Elizabeth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e paperback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Illustrated\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Random House Trade Paperbacks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 330\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780812971835\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Random House Trade Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Used - Good","offer_id":49280015237310,"sku":"0812971833-4","price":4.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/9689\/5166\/files\/71y0sV6p38L.jpg?v=1791949777","url":"https:\/\/shop.sustainablebooks.com\/products\/0812971833","provider":"Sustainable Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}