Germantown Novel Views Book Club - In Person

Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout

Join the Germantown Novel Views Book Club to discuss "Olive Kitteridge" by Elizabeth Strout.

The Novel Views Book Club will meet in Study Room 5, located on the lower level of the library. 

"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." MCPL Catalogue

Print copies may be available at the Germantown Library after February 7, 2024.

Available on Overdrive/Libby as an eBook: https://mcplmd.overdrive.com/media/148607

And as an eAudio book: https://mcplmd.overdrive.com/media/4470955

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Questions about this program? Contact the branch at 240-777-0110

Accommodation Requests

People who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing should request English-language captioning or sign-language interpretation at least five days before the library-sponsored program they plan to attend. Contact the Assistant Facilities and Accessibility Program Manager at 240-777-0002 with all other accommodation requests.

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