Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout

Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth StroutThe 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

'A superb tale of disillusionment and redemption

We all fall into conditioned habits and patterns - products of our past - that lead to cycles of stuckness

and their individual paths forward

the quest for home and the wondrous resilience of the human spirit

The narrative explores themes of loss

"Poised to be this year's big fantasy breakout

as I sat up in my dripping clothes

In the years since that first visit to Lakka

little does she know she will soon be joining forces with Jarrod

and pandering to insufferable dickheads

destined to be a farmer but who becomes an academic

ANGRY PLANET introduced readers to the incredible imagination of Becky Chambers and has been nominated for any number of awards and accolades