{"product_id":"olive-kitteridge","title":"Olive Kitteridge","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE • The beloved first novel featuring Olive Kitteridge, from the #1\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMy Name is Lucy Barton\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eand the Oprah’s Book Club pick\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eOlive, Again\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Fiction lovers, remember this name:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eOlive Kitteridge\u003c\/i\u003e. . . . You’ll never forget her.”\u003ci\u003e—USA Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Strout animates the ordinary with astonishing force.”\u003ci\u003e—The New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e’s 100 Best Books of the 21st Century • A\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eBest Fiction Book of the Century\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\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\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\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. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eOlive Kitteridge\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003eoffers profound insights into the human condition—its conflicts, its tragedies and joys, and the endurance it requires.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PRH","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47633018224778,"sku":"9780812971835","price":24.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0744\/7452\/0714\/files\/Kitteridge.png?v=1780246984","url":"https:\/\/curiosityhousebooks.com\/products\/olive-kitteridge","provider":"Curiosity House Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}