{"product_id":"olive-kitteridge","title":"Olive Kitteridge","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eOlive Kitteridge\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eElizabeth Strout\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780812971835\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eRandom House Trade Paperbacks\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2008\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003eReprint\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e336\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eNew from the publisher\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE - The beloved first novel featuring Olive Kitteridge, from the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eMy Name is Lucy Barton \u003c\/i\u003eand the Oprah's Book Club pick \u003ci\u003eOlive, Again\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"Fiction lovers, remember this name: \u003ci\u003eOlive Kitteridge\u003c\/i\u003e. . . . You'll never forget her.\"\u003ci\u003e--USA Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"Strout animates the ordinary with astonishing force.\"\u003ci\u003e--The New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eOne of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e's 100 Best Books of the 21st Century - A \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews \u003c\/i\u003eBest Fiction Book of the Century\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post Book World, USA Today, San Francisco Chronicle, Chicago Tribune, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, People, Entertainment Weekly, The Christian Science Monitor, The Plain Dealer, The Atlantic, Rocky Mountain News, Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003ci\u003eOlive Kitteridge \u003c\/i\u003eoffers profound insights into the human condition--its conflicts, its tragedies and joys, and the endurance it requires. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe inspiration for the Emmy Award-winning HBO miniseries starring Frances McDormand, Richard Jenkins, and Bill Murray\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Random House Trade Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Olive Kitteridge | Elizabeth Strout | Paperback | 9780812971835 | New | Fiction 1693397","offer_id":47434194747650,"sku":"1693397","price":33.68,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0609\/3327\/5906\/files\/71y0sV6p38L.jpg?v=1772618519","url":"https:\/\/boswellsbooks.com\/products\/olive-kitteridge","provider":"Boswell's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}