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'Olive Kitteridge' Author Elizabeth Strout Probes Mother/Daughter Relationship in New Novel

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 (Leonardo Cendamo)

The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of “Olive Kitteridge” captivated readers with that collection of short stories centered around a retired schoolteacher and small-town drama in rural Maine. She’ll join us to discuss her newest book, “My Name is Lucy Barton,” which examines the complex relationship between a mother and her seriously ill daughter.

Guests:

Elizabeth Strout, her latest novel is "My Name is Lucy Barton." Strout won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for her collection of short stories, "Olive Kitteridge," which was adapted into an HBO miniseries.

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