false 97313 1736739 140006208X 9781400062089 1859 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1239113569m/1736739.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1239113569s/1736739.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1736739.Olive_Kitteridge_A_Novel_in_Stories 3.94 5495 New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth Strout binds together thirteen rich, luminous narratives into a book with the heft of a novel, through the presence of one larger-than-life, unforgettable character: Olive Kitteridge.

At the edge of the continent, Crosby, Maine, may seem like nowhere, but seen through this brilliant writer’s eyes, it’s in essence the whole world, and the lives that are lived there are filled with all of the grand human drama–desire, despair, jealousy, hope, and love.

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 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 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.]]> 97313 3.82 10098 3167 2008 167216 0375705198 9780375705199 224 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172352544m/167216.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172352544s/167216.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/167216.Amy_and_Isabelle_A_Novel 3.46 1294
In her stunning first novel, Amy and Isabelle, Elizabeth Strout evokes a teenager's alienation from her distant mother--and a parent's rage at the discovery of her daughter's sexual secrets. In most ways, Isabelle and Amy are like any mother and her 16-year-old daughter, a fierce mix of love and loathing exchanged in their every glance. And eating, sleeping, and working side by side in the gossip-ridden mill town of Shirley Falls doesn't help matters. But when Amy is discovered behind the steamed-up windows of a car with her math teacher, the vast and icy distance between mother and daughter becomes unbridgeable.

As news of the scandal reaches every ear, it is Isabelle who suffers from the harsh judgment of Shirley Falls, intensifying her shame about her own secret past. And as Amy seeks comfort elsewhere, she discovers the fragility of human happiness through other dramas, from the horror of a missing child to the trials of Fat Bev, the community peacemaker. Witty and often profound, Amy and Isabelle confirms Elizabeth Strout as a powerful new talent.



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Tyler Caskey has come to love West Annett, “just up the road” from where he was born. The short, brilliant summers and the sharp, piercing winters fill him with awe–as does his congregation, full of good people who seek his guidance and listen earnestly as he preaches. But after suffering a terrible loss, Tyler finds it hard to return to himself as he once was. He hasn’t had The Feeling–that God is all around him, in the beauty of the world–for quite some time. He struggles to find the right words in his sermons and in his conversations with those facing crises of their own, and to bring his five-year-old daughter, Katherine, out of the silence she has observed in the wake of the family’s tragedy.

A congregation that had once been patient and kind during Tyler’s grief now questions his leadership and propriety. In the kitchens, classrooms, offices, and stores of the village, anger and gossip have started to swirl. And in Tyler’s darkest hour, a startling discovery will test his congregation’s humanity–and his own will to endure the kinds of trials that sooner or later test us all.

In prose incandescent and artful, Elizabeth Strout draws readers into the details of ordinary life in a way that makes it extraordinary. All is considered–life, love, God, and community–within these pages, and all is made new by this writer’s boundless compassion and graceful prose.


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Contributors include James Lee Burke, Michael Connelly, Joyce Carol Oates,
Alice Munro, and Scott Wolven.

Contents:

*Mist by James Lee Burke
*Mulholland Drive by Michael Connelly
*The Hour When the Ship Comes In by Robert Ferrigno
*One Good One by Chuck Hogan
*The Monks of the Abbey Victoria by Rupert Holmes
*Proof of God by Holly Goddard Jones
*Tunis and Time by Peter Lasalle
*A Day Meant to Do Less by Kyle Minor
*Child's Play by Alice Munro
*Win's Girl by Thisbe Nissen
*The Blind Man's Sighted Daughters by Joyce Carol Oates
*The Empty House by Nathan Oates
*Car Trouble by Jas. R. Petrin
*The Emerson, 1950 by Scott Phillips
*At the Top of His Game by Stephen Rhodes
*Hothouse by S.J. Rozan
*The Invisibles by Hugh Sheehy
*A Different Road by Elizabeth Strout
*Given Her History by Melissa Vanbeck
*St. Gabriel by Scott Wolven]]> 47387 3.73 4653 693 12471 3.77 862 209 97313 3.82 10098 3167 2930795 3.47 68 27 202311 3.58 2261 738 45331 3.55 219 66 2930796 3.78 108 37 6410 4.08 9623 1286 184355 3.60 118 43 554846 3.46 85 29 50694 3.54 756 120 3524 3.53 37138 4597 1377168 3.70 198 63 2930797 3.47 68 27 2930798 3.47 68 27 55571 3.41 226 55 538618 3.46 69 27 7031 3.96 13278 1353 414457 3.69 1108 235 12470 3.83 44534 4201 2930799 3.47 68 27 12879 3.45 420 105 2008 7168951 3630873308 9783630873305 0 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7168951-mit-blick-aufs-meer 0.0 0 97313 3.82 10098 3167 457540 4.50 2 1 2010 6935206 4887242085 9784887242081 0 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6935206 0.0 0 3100932 0.0 0 0 97313 3.82 10098 3167 3100933 0.0 0 0 2000