{"product_id":"olive-kitteridge-1","title":"Olive Kitteridge (Olive #1)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA stunning new edition of Elizabeth Strout's modern classic\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOlive Kitteridge might be described by some as a battle axe or as brilliantly pushy, by others as the kindest person they had ever met. Olive herself has always been certain that she is 100% correct about everything - although, lately, her certitude has been shaken. This indomitable character appears at the centre of these narratives that comprise \u003cem\u003eOlive Kitteridge\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn each of them, we watch Olive, a retired schoolteacher, as she struggles to make sense of the changes in her life and the lives of those around her - always with brutal honesty, if sometimes painfully. Olive will make you laugh, nod in recognition, as well as wince in pain or shed a tear or two. We meet her stoic husband, bound to her in a marriage both broken and strong, and her own son, tyrannised by Olive's overbearing sensitivities.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe reader comes away, amazed by this author's ability to conjure this formidable heroine and her deep humanity that infiltrates every page.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Elizabeth Strout","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45496634605825,"sku":"9781398532786","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0573\/8600\/8738\/files\/websitecovertemplate-2024-08-10T135144.771.png?v=1723294319","url":"https:\/\/rarebirdsbooks.live\/products\/olive-kitteridge-1","provider":"Rare Birds Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}