{"product_id":"olive-kitteridge-by-elizabeth-strout-9781849831550","title":"Olive Kitteridge","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eOlive Kitteridge\u003c\/i\u003e – the beloved Pulitzer Prize-winning novel\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis beloved Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, turned into an Emmy Award-winning HBO miniseries, is an extraordinary story about an ordinary woman’s life, and a vibrant exploration of all that connects us. The story of \u003ci\u003eOlive Kitteridge\u003c\/i\u003e will make you laugh, nod in recognition, wince in pain, and shed a tear or two.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\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 \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eEvening Standard\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eOlive Kitteridge\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for Elizabeth Strout\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e‘Strout animates the ordinary with astonishing force.’ \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'A terrific writer.' \u003cstrong\u003eZadie Smith\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'So good it gave me goosebumps.’ \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'A superbly gifted storyteller and a craftswoman in a league of her own.' \u003cstrong\u003eHilary Mantel\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46495351079148,"sku":"9781849831550","price":24.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/16957163482846.jpg?v=1748473920","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/olive-kitteridge-by-elizabeth-strout-9781849831550","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}