Elizabeth Strout

Look out, here she comes: A review of the luminous, tender Olive, Again

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Marion McLeod revels in the return of Olive Kitteridge, the compassionate curmudgeon who won Elizabeth Strout a Pulitzer Prize.  It’s the year of the sequel:  My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3, Toy Story 4, Rambo 5 … Do movies ever make it to double figures? Books and miniseries certainly do. Genre fiction spawns sequels: much-loved … Read more

Unity Books bestseller chart for the week ending November 15

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The only published and available best-selling indie book chart in New Zealand is the top 10 sales list recorded every week at Unity Books’ stores in High St, Auckland, and Willis St, Wellington. AUCKLAND 1  Olive, Again by Elizabeth Strout (Viking Penguin $35) “Olive struggles to figure herself out, and has an urgent need for … Read more