{"product_id":"olive-kitteridge","title":"Olive Kitteridge","description":"\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\u003e Olive 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\u003e Through 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","brand":"Unity Books","offers":[{"title":"Olive Kitteridge","offer_id":44644892541125,"sku":null,"price":25.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0625\/6679\/3413\/files\/978-1-84983-155-0.jpg?v=1744093544","url":"https:\/\/unitybooks.myshopify.com\/products\/olive-kitteridge","provider":"Unity Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}