Olive Kitteridge - A Novel in Stories
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.
The beloved first novel featuring Olive Kitteridge from the author of Olive, Again and Oh William!
Olive Kitteridge: indomitable, compassionate, and often unpredictable. A retired schoolteacher in a small coastal town in Maine, as Olive grows older, she struggles to make sense of the changes in her life. She is a woman who sees into the hearts of those around her, their triumphs and tragedies.
A penetrating, vibrant exploration of the human soul, the story of Olive Kitteridge will make you laugh, nod in recognition, wince in pain, and shed a tear or two.
'As perfect a novel as you will ever read'
Evening Standard
'A superbly gifted storyteller and a craftswoman in a league of her own'
Hilary Mantel
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