First published in Great Britain by Pocket Books 2008.

Pharmacy -- Incoming tide -- The piano player -- A little burst -- Starving -- A different road -- Winter concert -- Tulips -- Basket of trips -- Ship in a bottle -- Security -- Criminal -- River.

Olive Kitteridge: indomitable, compassionate and often unpredictable. A retired schoolteacher in a small coastal town in Maine, as she grows older she struggles to make sense of the changes in her life. She is a woman who sees into the hearts of those around her, their triumphs and tragedies... A penetrating, vibrant exploration of the human soul, the story of Olive Kitteridge will make you laugh, nod in recognition, wince in pain, and shed a tear or two.

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction - 2009.