Elizabeth Strout does not disappoint with her gorgeous prose and character development. We are back in Crosby, Maine with Olive Kitteridge, Lucy Barton, and Bob Burgess. The question is asked, what does anyone's life mean? Through the depths of the relationships, a murder, each one questioning their lives and through in depth conversations and interactions come to understandings about themselves, their past, and what shaped them. Olive, is a hoot! Beautifully written and a must read.
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • OPRAH’S BOOK CLUB PICK • From Pulitzer Prize–winning author Elizabeth Strout comes a “stunner” (People) of a novel about new friendships, old loves, and the very human desire to leave a mark on the world.
“Tell Me Everything hits like a bucolic fable. . . . A novel of moods, how they govern our personal lives and public spaces, reflected in Strout’s shimmering technique.”—The Washington Post
With her remarkable insight into the human condition and silences that contain multitudes, Elizabeth Strout returns to the town of Crosby, Maine, and to her beloved cast of characters—Lucy…
The story takes places in Bakkon North Dakota during the oil boom. The protagonist, Elinor Hanson, a product of an overbearing father and a Korean mother who met during the war, is sent as a journalist to report on the landscape of change of her hometown. Armed with notes from her mentor/lover, to write a piece, Elinor is torn. There are many twists and turns. What story should she write? The oil boom changed Bakkon and what is the story Elinor wants to tell? A part of the country I never knew, the struggles, the conflicts, and challenges.
Jung Yun's O Beautiful is a "mesmerizing and timely" (New York Times) novel about a woman trying to come to terms with the ghosts of her past and the tortured realities of a deeply divided America.
Elinor Hanson is struggling to reinvent herself as a freelance writer when she receives an unexpected assignment, a chance to write for a prestigious magazine about the Bakken oil boom in North Dakota. Elinor grew up near the Bakken, raised by an overbearing father and a distant Korean mother who met and married when he was stationed overseas.
Meg Kissinger is brave to write a memoir about challenging issues and share her story. Although the issues are tough and challenging - grief, and mental illness, they are personal and themes that resonated with me. Meg grew up in suburban Chicago during the 1960's and a family that presented itself what on the outside conflicted what was inside. Both her parents struggled with mental illness, and two of her siblings took their own lives. As a journalist, Meg devoted decades advocating for flaws in the mental health system. While You Were Out is beautiful written with heart, compassion, and courage. Mental health and grief are two topics that were kept secret and thank you Meg for writing such an honest, heartfelt book - a tribute of love to your beloved siblings and parents.
From award-winning journalist Meg Kissinger, a searing memoir of a family besieged by mental illness, as well as an incisive exploration of the systems that failed them and a testament to the love that sustained them.
Growing up in the 1960s in the suburbs of Chicago, Meg Kissinger’s family seemed to live a charmed life. With eight kids and two loving parents, the Kissingers radiated a warm, boisterous energy. Whether they were spending summer days on the shores of Lake Michigan, barreling down the ski slopes, or navigating the trials of their Catholic school, the Kissingers always knew how to…
A heartfelt memoir of a woman's journey to grieve the loss of her beloved sisters after thirty by turning tragedy into celebration through an annual ice skating fundraiser.
For Judy Lipson, her sisters were her compass, constant, champions, and competitors and for thirty years she suppressed the grief of losing her two beloved sisters. Judy experienced the reality that those who lose siblings are the forgotten mourners and they are left to take care of their parents and children. The impact of their loss takes a back seat. This is a story of love, grief, and moving forward, even years after the loss.
