Olive Kitteridge
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Narrated by:
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Kimberly Farr
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By:
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Elizabeth Strout
About this listen
WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE • The beloved first novel featuring Olive Kitteridge, from the number one New York Times best-selling author of the Oprah’s Book Club pick Olive, Again
“Fiction lovers, remember this name: Olive Kitteridge.... You’ll never forget her.” (USA Today)
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY The 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
At 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.
As 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. Olive Kitteridge offers profound insights into the human condition - its conflicts, its tragedies and joys, and the endurance it requires.
The inspiration for the Emmy Award-winning HBO miniseries starring Frances McDormand, Richard Jenkins, and Bill Murray
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Critic reviews
“Olive Kitteridge still lingers in memory like a treasured photograph.” (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
“Rarely does a story collection pack such a gutsy emotional punch.” (Entertainment Weekly)
“Strout animates the ordinary with astonishing force.... [She] makes us experience not only the terrors of change but also the terrifying hope that change can bring: she plunges us into these churning waters and we come up gasping for air.” (The New Yorker)
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- katemoloney
- 21-10-19
Olive Kitteridge is someone we already know
Enjoyed every minute of these entrancing gently visceral life vignettes.
Narrator was a character in each story and through out. 10/10
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- Silje
- 24-03-25
Wonderful
Second time even better than the first time - a very special book. I love Olive
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- Annie
- 10-08-20
Wonderful
It took me about 10 minutes to get used to things then I was hooked.
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- Amazon Customer
- 22-11-21
Excellent
This is a great collection of short stories, beautifully narrated. I've already bought the sequel.
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- Dawn Elizabeth
- 16-01-21
Sublime
Superb, insightful writing about being human and getting old. I’ve never read anything quite so touching and yet so ‘real’. Maybe a little melancholy, but I found it funny and soothing. Unfortunately the Audible announcement at the end spoilt the beauty of the last lines. Great narration too.
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- Bernice
- 02-11-20
I like Olive..
I enjoyed this audiobook. Basically it is a series of stories about and around a housewife Olive Kitteridge. This book is a series of lovely stories. Each one good in a different way; the characters well painted. It was easy to get lost in the stories.
The narration brought Olive to life and she feels like someone I know. I look forward to listening to the other books in the series.
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- Nancy Edwell
- 21-06-22
Loved Olive and this book....
Loved Olive and this book....characters were very real and often more was said by what wasn't said.
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- Kindle Customer
- 21-09-19
Great book!
I loved this book and as the writing was so beautiful being read to seemed to make it even more special
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- ana martins
- 11-09-20
Tenderness
One of the most beautiful books I have ever read! The emotions it stirred were so close to the heart.
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- Mrs S Loots
- 15-01-20
So beautiful, I am truly sad that it is over
Over the years i have listened to hundreds of audiobooks, but nothing else comes close to this, warm and comforting but with a sharp twinge of sadness, just like real life. Thank you to this amazing author, I will read this again and many times more
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