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The formidable small-town anti-heroine returns, exploring themes of grief, loneliness, regret and hope
It’s been more than a decade since the US writer Elizabeth Strout introduced us to Olive Kitteridge, the cantankerous eponymous heroine of her 2008 novel, which won a Pulitzer prize and later transferred to the screen in an award-winning four-part HBO drama starring Frances McDormand.
Since then, Strout has written two acclaimed novels: My Name Is Lucy Barton – a recent stage version starred Laura Linney – and Anything Is Possible. She returns to Olive’s world with Olive, Again, a deeply affecting book that cements Strout’s reputation as one of the best writers of her generation. Continue reading...