Pulitzer Prize winner Elizabeth Strout had no intention of writing any more about the crusty heroine of Olive Kitteridge; fortunately for us all, Olive herself fairly demanded that these new stories be told. Prickly, wry, resistant to change, yet bracingly honest and surprisingly empathetic, Olive struggles to understand not only her own life but also the lives of those around her in the little town of Crosby, Maine.

"Strout's stories form a cohesive novel, both sequel and culmination, that captures—with humor, compassion, and embarrassing detail—aging, loss, loneliness, and love."—Publishers Weekly (starred review)