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Olive, Again

By: Elizabeth Strout
Narrated by: Kimberly Farr
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Brought to you by Penguin.

An extraordinary new novel by the Pulitzer Prize-winning, Number One New York Times bestselling author of Olive Kitteridge and My Name is Lucy Barton

Olive, Again follows the blunt, contradictory yet deeply loveable Olive Kitteridge as she grows older, navigating the second half of her life as she comes to terms with the changes - sometimes welcome, sometimes not - in her own existence and in those around her.

Olive adjusts to her new life with her second husband, challenges her estranged son and his family to accept him, experiences loss and loneliness, witnesses the triumphs and heartbreaks of her friends and neighbours in the small coastal town of Crosby, Maine - and, finally, opens herself to new lessons about life.

'One of America's finest writers' Sunday Times

'A powerful storyteller immersed in the nuances of human relationships' Observer

'Strout really can write you into a world until you feel you are there with her, in that house, that life, that little Podunk of a place' The Times

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Critic Reviews

"One of America's finest writers." (Sunday Times)

"A powerful storyteller immersed in the nuances of human relationships." (Observer)

"Strout really can write you into a world until you feel you are there with her, in that house, that life, that little Podunk of a place." (The Times)
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I loved Olive Kitteridge and Olive, Again does not disappoint. Such profound observations drawn from such ordinary lives. A book to read more than once, for its humanity and its wisdom, as well as for the joy of such empathetic characters.

The perfect successor to Olive Kitteridge

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This author does a great job every time. The characters are complex and the issues she covers are terrific. More people need to write and read these kind of books. It would illuminate many of the readers’ lives. We’d all understand each other, and where we are headed, so much more. Thanks to Elizabeth Strout for her insight and mastery.

Masterful writing

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I have listened to this book 3 times now, and it kills me every time. Poignant and human, these characters are full of pathos and their private triumphs heroic. Strout is the best author I have ever had the pleasure to read.

Heartbreaking beauty

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I loved the humanity of this book - it was almost meditative to listen to. Just a life with beauty and pain in its ordinariness. A subject rarely tackled - old age, loneliness and estrangement from one’s children. Beautifully narrated. I will definitely listen to more from this insightful author and this narrator.

Beautiful listening

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I was unexpectedly drawn into this book. I’m an older reader and I find most material trivial. This however, was to me, full of honest discussions of real life, mixed with a heartfelt understanding revaling things i have seen a thousand times but never really ‘seen’. It’s rare for me to find a book worth finishing but this was one of them.
Perhaps, I do think you need to reach a certain age where it is most valuable but it is nevertheless provoking and well told. The ‘voices’ were wonderfully engaging and I compliment the reader for such a beautiful portrayal

Totally absorbed by its candor

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Just brilliant in every way. Made particularly enjoyable by the narrator Kimberley Farr who completely captures Olive just as I imagine her. Loved both books of Olive , and would love more books on some of the other characters who appear in both these novels. I want to know what happened to them 😆

Olive, Again

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As I listened the Kimberly Farr's amazing narration of Elizabeth Strout's word about Olive (again) and her life, I felt both warmed and warned by the storyline...as it got towards the end...and I am in my mid 70s and a retired teacher it felt very close to home.
I am an Australian but felt the close connections to those in this book based in the US.
Kimberly Farr: what a gifted narrator you are!
Thank you.

Olive Again 2nd great story by Elizabeth Strout

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If you enjoyed the first Olive Kitteridge, I'm sure you won't be disappointed by this one. Beautifully written and beautifully narrated, full of great thoughtful stories.

loved Olive again

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There’s a wonderful Easter egg in the last chapter for Strout fans. Made me want to go back and reread all her books.

Olive Again and Again

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Loved this book, reader really brought it to life. Elizabeth Strout is a wonderful writer.

wonderful and absorbing

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