Olive, Again: A Novel [B0948]

2019 HCDJ 1st edition in nice clean condition. Pulitzer Prize winner Elizabeth Strout continues the life of her beloved Olive Kitteridge, a character who has captured the imaginations of millions. "Strout managed to make me love this strange woman I'd never met, who I knew nothing about. What a terrific writer she is."-Zadie Smith, The Guardian "Just as wonderful as the original . . . Olive, Again poignantly reminds us that empathy, a requirement for love, helps make life 'not unhappy.'"-NPR. Prickly, wry, resistant to change yet ruthlessly honest and deeply empathetic, Olive Kitteridge is "a compelling life force" (San Francisco Chronicle). The New Yorker has said that Elizabeth Strout "animates the ordinary with an astonishing force," and she has never done so more clearly than in these pages, where the iconic Olive struggles to understand not only herself and her own life but the lives of those around her in the town of Crosby, Maine. Whether with a teenager coming to terms with the loss of her father, a young woman about to give birth during a hilariously inopportune moment, a nurse who confesses a secret high school crush, or a lawyer who struggles with an inheritance she does not want to accept, the unforgettable Olive will continue to startle us, to move us, and to inspire us-in Strout's words-"to bear the burden of the mystery with as much grace as we can."

From recent Amazon/GoodReads reviews: "With her Olive series, Strout has revolutionized the short story form in a magnificent way. Her main focus seems to me to be why people behave the way the do. What experiences, pains, anger or vulnerabilities lead them do things that make them seem mean and unlikeable."; "I could read a million of these and not get bored."; "Fantastic. Absolutely fantastic."; "Oh Olive! How delightful to spend several more hours with our favorite flawed, grouchy woman. I think this may be my favorite of Strout's books. Olive as a character is just so captivating and it's beautiful to watch her gain insight into herself here. Just lovely."