Pulitzer Quickies: Olive Kitteridge & The Road

Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout Publisher/Year: Random House Audio, 2019 Format: Audiobook Narrator: Kimberly Farr Length: 12 hours, 2 minutes Source: Personal copy What it is: A novel written as a collection of stories that are all somehow linked Olive Kitteridge, a retired schoolteacher in a sleepy Maine town. Some of the stories center around major moments in her life, while others

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Quoyle — pathetic, depressed, and loyal to a fault — lives in the United States and quietly suffers the indignities of being married to Petal, an openly promiscuous woman with no regard for anyone but herself. He is basically a single father, caring for their two bratty daughters whenever Petal goes gallivanting off with her