Literature Forum: Olive Again, by Elizabeth Strout

Olive Again, by Elizabeth Strout
Thursday, December 2  |  2:00pm  |  Houghton Room
Presented by Sally Brust and Hilari Fix

Pulitzer Prize winner Strout continues the tale of her beloved Olive Kitteridge, a character who has captured the imagination of millions.  In thirteen interconnected stories the author follows the cantankerous, truth-telling Mainer as she ages, experiencing a joyful second marriage and the evolution of her difficult relationship with her son.  In her blunt yet compassionate way, Olive poignantly reminds us that empathy, a requirement for love, helps make life ‘not unhappy.’