Strout, Elizabeth, — Olive Kitteridge.

NY, Random, (2008). VG PB. At times stern, at other times patient, perceptive and in denial, Olive, a retired schoolteacher deplores the changes in. her little town of Maine and in the world at large. As townspeople grapple with their problems mild and dire Olive is brought to a deeper understanding of herself and her life. Insights into the human condition.