{"product_id":"olive-kitteridge","title":"Olive Kitteridge","description":"\u003cdiv data-a-expander-name=\"book_description_expander\" data-a-expander-collapsed-height=\"280\" class=\"a-expander-collapsed-height a-row a-expander-container a-spacing-base a-expander-partial-collapse-container\" style=\"max-height: none; height: 280px;\"\u003e \u003cdiv data-expanded=\"false\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px;\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eWINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE • The beloved first novel featuring Olive Kitteridge, from the #1 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ebestselling author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eMy Name is Lucy Barton \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eand the Oprah’s Book Club pick \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eOlive, Again\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e“Fiction lovers, remember this name: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eOlive Kitteridge\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e. . . . You’ll never forget her.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003e—USA Today\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e“Strout animates the ordinary with astonishing force.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003e—The New Yorker\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eOne of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e’s 100 Best Books of the 21st Century • A \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eKirkus Reviews \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eBest Fiction Book of the Century\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe 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\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs 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. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eOlive Kitteridge \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eoffers profound insights into the human condition—its conflicts, its tragedies and joys, and the endurance it requires.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThe inspiration for the Emmy Award–winning HBO miniseries starring Frances McDormand, Richard Jenkins, and Bill Murray\u003c\/span\u003e  \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-header a-expander-partial-collapse-header\" style=\"opacity: 1; display: block;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-content-fade\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e}\"\u0026gt;\u003ci class=\"a-icon a-icon-extender-expand\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-expander-prompt\"\u003eRead more\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Random House Trade","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50120158609693,"sku":"9780812971835","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0901\/5692\/5213\/files\/9780812971835.jpg?v=1751399446","url":"https:\/\/bookdelico.com\/products\/olive-kitteridge","provider":"Book Delico ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}