Winner of the 2009 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
At times stern, at other times patient, at times perceptive, at other times in sad denial, Olive Kitteridge, a retired schoolteacher, deplores the changes in her little town of Crosby, Maine, and in the world at large, but she doesn’t always recognize the changes in those around her: a lounge musician haunted by a past romance; a former student who has lost the will to live; Olive’s own adult child, who feels tyrannized by her irrational sensitivities; and her husband, Henry, who finds his loyalty to his marriage both a blessing and a curse.
As the townspeople grapple with their problems, mild and dire, Olive is brought to a deeper understanding of herself and her life–sometimes painfully, but always with ruthless honesty. Olive Kitteridge offers profound insights into the human condition–its conflicts, its tragedies and joys, and the endurance it requires.
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The Housekeeper And The Professor
$32.95$13.95 – Trade paperback / Harvill
The eagerly awaited novel from the author of The Diving Pool.
He is a brilliant maths professor with a peculiar problem - ever since a traumatic head injury some seventeen years ago, he has lived with only eighty minutes... Buy or find out more →
The Housekeeper And The Professor
$20.95 – Paperback book / Picador
He is a brilliant math professor, with a peculiarn problem--since a traumatic head injury, he has lived with only eighty minutes of short-term memory. She is an astute young housekeeper with a ten-year-old son who is hir... Buy or find out more →
Olive Kitteridge
$22.99 – Paperback book / Pocket Books
Winner of the 2009 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
At times stern, at other times patient, at times perceptive, at other times in sad denial, Olive Kitteridge, a retired schoolteacher, deplores the changes in her little town ... Buy or find out more →
Between The Monster And The Saint: Reflections On The Human Condition
$22.95 – Paperback book / Text Publishing
Being human isn’t easy.
We might think that consciousness and free will give us control over our lives but our minds are dangerous and unpredictable places.
Humans are susceptible to forces beyond our comprehension. We... Buy or find out more →
Love
$19.95 – Paperback book / Harvill
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