Olive Kitteridge: Fiction

WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE - The beloved first novel featuring Olive Kitteridge, from the #1 New York Times bestselling 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

Author: Elizabeth Strout
Publisher: Random House
Published: 03/25/2008
Pages: 288
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 9.52h x 6.45w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9781400062089

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.6
Point Value: 14
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 135975 / Olive Kitteridge


Award: National Book Critics Circle Award - Finalist
Award: Pulitzer Prize - Winner
Award: ALA Notable Books - Winner


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 12/10/2007 pg. 31
Library Journal Prepub Alert 12/01/2007 pg. 88
Library Journal 02/01/2008 pg. 65
Booklist 01/01/2008 pg. 46
Kirkus Reviews 02/01/2008 pg. 113
Entertainment Weekly 03/28/2008 pg. 70
Newsweek 04/14/2008 pg. 82
People Weekly 04/14/2008 pg. 46
Vanity Fair 05/01/2008 pg. 100
New York Times Book Review 04/20/2008 pg. 13
New Yorker (The) 05/05/2008 pg. 77
LJ Best Books of Year 12/15/2008 pg. 65
Entertainment Weekly 12/26/2008 pg. 104
People Weekly 12/29/2008 pg. 55
Time 07/13/2009 pg. 55
Christian Century 10/20/2009 pg. 54
LJ Best Books of Year 12/01/2008 pg. 65

About the Author
Elizabeth Strout is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Olive Kitteridge, winner of the Pulitzer Prize; Olive, Again, an Oprah's Book Club pick; Anything Is Possible, winner of the Story Prize; My Name is Lucy Barton, longlisted for the Man Booker Prize; The Burgess Boys, named one of the best books of the year by The Washington Post and NPR; Abide with Me, a national bestseller; and Amy and Isabelle, winner of the Los Angeles Times Art Seidenbaum Award for First Fiction and the Chicago Tribune 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 The New Yorker and O: The Oprah Magazine. Elizabeth Strout lives in New York City.