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Olive Kitteridge
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- Narrated by: Kimberly Farr
- Length: 12 hrs and 2 mins
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Publisher's Summary
WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE • The beloved first novel featuring Olive Kitteridge, from the number one New York Times best-selling author of the Oprah’s Book Club pick Olive, Again
“Fiction lovers, remember this name: Olive Kitteridge.... You’ll never forget her.” (USA Today)
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY The 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
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 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.
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. Olive Kitteridge offers profound insights into the human condition - its conflicts, its tragedies and joys, and the endurance it requires.
The inspiration for the Emmy Award-winning HBO miniseries starring Frances McDormand, Richard Jenkins, and Bill Murray
Critic Reviews
“Olive Kitteridge still lingers in memory like a treasured photograph.” (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
“Rarely does a story collection pack such a gutsy emotional punch.” (Entertainment Weekly)
“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.” (The New Yorker)
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- ej
- 11-12-2019
Thought provoking
Thank you Elizabeth Srout for such wonderful writing. I was. Unable to stop reading your beautiful book. The characterisation was superb and every page made you ponder on ones own experiences .The narration was superb.
Elaine Clarke
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- Anonymous User
- 22-03-2022
I have enjoyed
My dear friend recommended Olive Kitteridge to me
…I loved these stories. Thank you ES!!
Flannery O’CONNOR is black and unique.
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- Tom howe
- 06-01-2023
I know a woman just like Olive!
I had to read this because it was a Pulitzer Prize winner. Being about the same age that I am now I could relate to her frustrations people feel being in a their 70’s. I took have given up on what we may change and am trying to enjoy what we still have:
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- K Clarke
- 28-03-2023
I loved this
A tender examination of a life, interconnecting with others, and regrets. Beautiful and thoughtful attention to detail that leaves just enough unsaid. A book to be savoured and reflected upon.
I miss Olive now I have finished.
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- Helen Engstrom
- 13-07-2022
A book to read over and over again
Olive is both awful and wonderful, often at the same time. She is a character both recognisable and unique. There is such wisdom in these vignettes of ordinary lives, quietly lived. I ended the book feeling deeply moved, and with just a little more understanding of others and the lives we all lead. A wonderful book.
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- Athena
- 09-04-2021
Recommended to me
Great. The print version was recommended to me, but I listened to the audio version while gardening. Enjoyed the story and Narrator. How a person appears to others, isn't always what the person is like or feeling. This can be lifelong as people learn about themselves. Looking forward to listening to the sequel.
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- Nell61
- 02-05-2021
loved it
Fabulous character, story and narration. So pleased to have discovered Elizabeth Strout. Am working my way through all her works.
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- Chris
- 17-02-2022
Getting to know Olive
Elizabeth Strout has created a thoroughly believable and flawed character whom one comes to love throughout this performance.
I loved every moment of this ‘listen’ and unlike some of the books in my library, it will stay with me.
I thoroughly recommend !
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- Shakya
- 16-02-2020
I was bored
I really don't know what I think. I am always perplexed when I read a book that comes so highly recommended, I keep wondering if I missed something everyone else got. It was okay but nothing that would stay with me. Well written just not very interesting.
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- Yulia Vetrova
- 17-12-2019
Very powerful
I am in my 30ies and I enjoyed it tremendously.
The performance was excellent. Though lots of people found it depressing, I think it is still life-asserting.
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