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Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout

Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout

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These excerpts from Elizabeth Strout’s novel Olive Kitteridge illustrate the complex, often sorrowful, lives of several inhabitants in a coastal Maine community. The narrative focuses extensively on the enduring but turbulent marriage of Olive Kitteridge and her good-natured husband, Henry, detailing his paternal affection for a young employee named Denise and the emotional distances they maintain. Other chapters explore the universal themes of aging and loneliness, such as in the story of Harmon, who seeks companionship outside of his long marriage, and Jane Houlton, who discovers her husband's past infidelity years later. Traumatic incidents, including Henry and Olive being held hostage, and the revelation of deep familial rifts with their son Christopher, reveal the characters' hidden anxieties and suppressed grief. Ultimately, these interconnected accounts examine the profound difficulty of finding true intimacy and grace while navigating the realities of aging, loss, and the often harsh nature of small-

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