{"product_id":"olive-kitteridge-9780812971835","title":"Olive Kitteridge","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\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\u003cb\u003eOne of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e's\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e100 Best Books of the 21st Century\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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\u003cb\u003eThe inspiration for the Emmy Award-winning HBO miniseries starring Frances McDormand, Richard Jenkins, and Bill Murray\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eElizabeth Strout \u003c\/b\u003eis the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eOlive Kitteridge, \u003c\/i\u003e winner of the Pulitzer Prize; \u003ci\u003eOlive, Again, \u003c\/i\u003e an Oprah's Book Club pick; \u003ci\u003eAnything Is Possible, \u003c\/i\u003ewinner of the Story Prize; \u003ci\u003eMy Name is Lucy Barton\u003c\/i\u003e, longlisted for the Man Booker Prize; \u003ci\u003eThe Burgess Boys, \u003c\/i\u003enamed one of the best books of the year by \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post \u003c\/i\u003eand NPR; \u003ci\u003eAbide with Me, \u003c\/i\u003e a national bestseller; and \u003ci\u003eAmy and Isabelle, \u003c\/i\u003e winner of the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e Art Seidenbaum Award for First Fiction and the \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e Heartland Prize. She has also been a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award, the PEN\/Faulkner Award for Fiction, the International Dublin Literary Award, and the Orange Prize. Her short stories have been published in a number of magazines, including \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eO: The Oprah Magazine.\u003c\/i\u003e Elizabeth Strout lives in New York City.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Random House Trade","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50576334946578,"sku":"9780812971835","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d44e80b0-838c-4cdb-b6fc-0e28a953cfdd.jpg?v=1731992159","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/olive-kitteridge-9780812971835","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}