Olive Kitteridge - A Novel in Stories
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| Verlag | Simon & Schuster UK |
| Auflage | 2024 |
| Seiten | 352 |
| Format | 13,0 x 2,1 x 19,8 cm |
| Gewicht | 257 g |
| Artikeltyp | Englisches Buch |
| EAN | 9781398532786 |
| Bestell-Nr | 39853278UA |
Acclaimed author Elizabeth Strout gives us thirteen rich, luminous narratives centred on a singular and formidable heroine, Olive Kitteridge.
Klappentext:
A stunning new edition of Elizabeth Strout's modern classic
Olive Kitteridge might be described by some as a battle axe or as brilliantly pushy, by others as the kindest person they had ever met. Olive herself has always been certain that she is 100% correct about everything - although, lately, her certitude has been shaken.
This indomitable character appears at the centre of these narratives that comprise Olive Kitteridge. In each of them, we watch Olive, a retired schoolteacher, as she struggles to make sense of the changes in her life and the lives of those around her - always with brutal honesty, if sometimes painfully. Olive will make you laugh, nod in recognition, as well as wince in pain or shed a tear or two. We meet her stoic husband, bound to her in a marriage both broken and strong, and her own son, tyrannised by Olive's overbearing sensitivities. The reader comes away, amazed by this author's ability to conjure this formidable heroine and her deep h umanity that infiltrates every page.
Rezension:
'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' Evening Standard on Olive Kitteridge
