{"product_id":"olive-kitteridge","title":"Olive Kitteridge","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOlive Kitteridge - the beloved Pulitzer Prize-winning novel\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis beloved Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, turned into an\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eEmmy Award-winning HBO mini-series, is an extraordinary story about an ordinary woman's life, and a\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003evibrant exploration of\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eall that connects us.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eT\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ehe story of Olive Kitteridge will make you laugh, nod in recognition, wince in pain, and shed a tear or two.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'As perfect a novel as you will ever read... So astonishingly good that I shall be reading it once a year for the foreseeable future and very probably for the rest of my life.'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEvening Standard\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOlive Kitteridge is a complex woman. Described by some as indomitable and by others as compassionate, she herself has always been certain that she is absolutely right about everything. A retired schoolteacher in a small coastal town in Maine, as she grows older she struggles to make sense of the changes in her life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThrough different narratives, telling the triumphs and tragedies of those around her, and spanning years, Olive's story emerges. We meet her stoic husband, bound to her in a marriage both broken and strong, and a young man pained by loss - whom Olive comforts by her mere presence, while her own son feels overwhelmed by her sensitivities.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Elizabeth\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eStrout\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Strout animates the ordinary with astonishing force.' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A terrific writer.' \u003cb\u003eZadie Smith\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'So good it gave me goosebumps.'\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A superbly gifted storyteller and a craftswoman in a league of her own.' \u003cb\u003eHilary Mantel\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atticus Bookshop Gallery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47416982831353,"sku":"9781849831550","price":22.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0781\/4535\/6025\/files\/16957163482846.jpg?v=1771025796","url":"https:\/\/www.atticusbooksandart.com.au\/products\/olive-kitteridge","provider":"Atticus Bookshop Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}