“Olive, Again”- A Promising Sequel

1. “Olive, Again”- A Promising Sequel “Olive, Again” follows up precisely where the first novel left off, a few days after the conclusion of “Olive Kitteridge”. “Olive, Again” is a follow-up of Olive Kitteridge and follows the inhabitants of Crosby, Maine through the next stage of their lives with the same honesty and humanity. However, even though this is a sequel, the stories are not interconnected to the extent that you would necessarily need to go through the first book in order to understand the second book. Well, but of course, reading the first one will offer you a better understanding of where the book is coming from. Plot Olive is a retired math teacher who lives in the seaside hamlet of Crosby, Maine. She is shown to be in her seventies when the novel begins. Olive’s personality remains consistent even as she evolves as a person. Strout tells a variety of stories about Olive (sometimes as a key character, sometimes simply in passing) that shed insight on the complexities of different emotions and interpersonal relationships. “Olive, Again” begins a few weeks after the last narrative in Olive Kitteridge, when she begins spending some time with Jack Kennison. They lose connection for a while

2. since Olive has switched off her answering machine, but they ultimately connect. They marry throughout the course of the novel, and Jack dies in his sleep eight years later. In the meantime, Olive realizes that she might not have been a good mother to Christopher. Olive and Christopher gradually mend their relationship. Olive had a heart attack towards the end of the novel, and Christopher rushes to visit her. He arranges for her care and finally assists in placing her in an assisted living facility. Olive meets Isabelle, an acquaintance with a similar history to Olive, at the assisted living home. At the end of the novel, Olive muses on how fortunate she has been and the affection she has received, even if she does not understand why and how she had received the same. There are some other stories included in the book as well. Here Olive does not always play the central role. Sometimes she is just the observer, as good as the reader. “Cleaning,” tells the story of a little neglected girl who has an improper sexual awakening when an old guy bribes her to touch herself. “Helped” returns to the Larkin family (whose son had stabbed a lady 29 times), where their daughter Suzanne is concerned about becoming more and more like her parents and doubts her lack of faith as a consequence of everything that has occurred. “Light” is about Olive‘s connection with Cindy, a cancer sufferer, and how Olive helps Cindy deal with Tom, her husband. “The Walk,” tells the story of an elderly guy who saves the life of a drug-addicted person, which inspires the elderly man to value his own life even more.

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