This lovely softcover edition is in fine condition with no marks or tears and shows absolutely minimal shelf wear. Olive Kitteridge won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2009, largely due to Strout’s skillful exploration of human nature and her ability to portray small-town life with nuance and authenticity. Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout, published in 2008, is a novel that centers on the life of Olive Kitteridge, a retired schoolteacher in the coastal town of Crosby, Maine. Structured as a series of interconnected short stories, the book explores Olive's life and relationships, as well as those of the people around her.