Main characters: Olive Kitteridge, Lucy Barton and Bob Burgess
This novel is praiseworthy for its depiction of the essential human kindness of its characters in a world that dishes out cruelty and horror day-in and day-out.
Small-town gossip is the vehicle, but as Olive and Lucy gossip to each other, it is understood that a gentle, sublime purpose drives their need to truly know and understand one another and those whose lives they examine.
Canadian Stories 