In a small coastal town in Maine, Olive Kitteridge is the complex and often unpredictable town crier, a person who sees into the hearts of others, discerning their triumphs and tragedies, while not always seeing herself. Strout, in her lambent prose and amazing humanity, offers us one of modern literature's richest characters and profound insight into the human condition.
Summary: In a small coastal town in Maine, Olive Kitteridge is the complex and often unpredictable town crier, a person who sees into the hearts of others, discerning their triumphs and tragedies, while not always seeing herself. Strout, in her lambent prose and amazing humanity, offers us one of modern literature's richest characters and profound insight into the human condition.