{"product_id":"olive-again-novel-elizabeth-strout-9780812986471","title":"Olive, Again | Elizabeth Strout","description":"\u003csection class=\"product-description\" style=\"color: #1a1a1a; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.6;\"\u003e\n  \u003ch2 style=\"color: #2c3e50; font-size: 1.75em; margin-bottom: 15px; border-bottom: 2px solid #2c3e50; padding-bottom: 5px;\"\u003eOlive, Again: A Novel\u003c\/h2\u003e\n  \n  \u003ch3 style=\"color: #2c3e50; font-size: 1.25em; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003eExtended Synopsis\u003c\/h3\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\"\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eOlive, Again\u003c\/em\u003e, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Elizabeth Strout returns to the coastal Maine community of Crosby to continue the story of her beloved, iconic character, Olive Kitteridge. Comprising thirteen brilliantly interconnected stories, the novel chronicles Olive's navigation of her later-life experiences. Prickly, wry, and resistant to change, yet ruthlessly honest and deeply empathetic, Olive remains a compelling life force as she struggles to understand not only herself but the shifting lives of those around her.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\"\u003eThrough Strout's trademark bluntness and masterful prose, readers follow Olive as she manages a second marriage, the realities of aging, loneliness, mortality, and complex family dynamics. Along the way, her life intersects with various townspeople—including a teenager coming to terms with the loss of her father, a young woman giving birth at a hilariously inopportune moment, and a nurse confessing a secret high school crush. \u003cem\u003eOlive, Again\u003c\/em\u003e is a profound, moving reminder that empathy is a requirement for love, inspiring us to bear the burden of life's mysteries with grace.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003ch3 style=\"color: #2c3e50; font-size: 1.25em; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eElizabeth Strout\u003c\/strong\u003e is a Pulitzer Prize-winning author celebrated for her profound contributions to contemporary American literature. Renowned for her ability to \"animate the ordinary with an astonishing force,\" Strout has captured the imaginations of millions with her nuanced, empathetic, and unsparingly honest character studies set against the backdrop of New England.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003ch3 style=\"color: #2c3e50; font-size: 1.25em; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003eReader Targeting\u003c\/h3\u003e\n  \u003cul style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; padding-left: 20px;\"\u003e\n    \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 5px;\"\u003eReaders of character-driven literary fiction and contemporary women's literature.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 5px;\"\u003eFans of the original Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, \u003cem\u003eOlive Kitteridge\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 5px;\"\u003eThose who appreciate poignant, interconnected short stories exploring family dynamics, aging, and small-town New England life.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n  \u003ch3 style=\"color: #2c3e50; font-size: 1.25em; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003eAccolades \u0026amp; Awards\u003c\/h3\u003e\n  \u003cul style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; padding-left: 20px;\"\u003e\n    \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 5px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNew York Times Bestseller \u0026amp; Oprah's Book Club Pick\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 5px;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA Best Book of the Year:\u003c\/strong\u003e Time, Vogue, NPR, The Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, Vanity Fair, Entertainment Weekly, and more.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 5px;\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003e\"Strout managed to make me love this strange woman I’d never met, who I knew nothing about. What a terrific writer she is.\"\u003c\/em\u003e — Zadie Smith, The Guardian\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 5px;\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003e\"Just as wonderful as the original . . . Olive, Again poignantly reminds us that empathy, a requirement for love, helps make life 'not unhappy.'\"\u003c\/em\u003e — NPR\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n  \u003ch3 style=\"color: #2c3e50; font-size: 1.25em; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003eBibliographic \u0026amp; Physical Specifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"table-responsive\" style=\"overflow-x: auto; max-width: 100%; margin-bottom: 25px; -webkit-overflow-scrolling: touch; border: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003e\n    \u003ctable style=\"width: 100%; min-width: 650px; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 0.95em; table-layout: fixed;\"\u003e\n      \u003cthead\u003e\n        \u003ctr style=\"background-color: #f8f9fa; border-bottom: 2px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003e\n          \u003cth style=\"text-align: left; padding: 12px 10px; color: #2c3e50; width: 30%; font-weight: bold;\"\u003eSpecification\u003c\/th\u003e\n          \u003cth style=\"text-align: left; padding: 12px 10px; color: #2c3e50; width: 70%; 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