![]() ![]() Haunted by the freak accident that killed their father when they were children, Jim and Bob Burgess escaped from their Maine hometown of Shirley Falls for New York City as soon as they possibly could. Struck dumb with grief at her mother's death, it is down to her father, the heartbroken minister Tyler Caskey. Shamed by her past and her affair with Amy's father she has submerged herself in the routine of her dead-end job. Isabelle Goodrow has been living in self-imposed exile with her daughter Amy for 15 years. 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. Still, as her sexuality unfolds, her mother struggles to come to terms with the realities of lost innocence. At 16 years old, Amy is blossoming into a young woman. Olive, Again: New novel by the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Olive Kitteridge Strout’s debut novel tells the story of a troubled mother and daughter, Amy and Isabelle, who live together in the close-knit, working-class town of Shirley Falls. ![]()
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