This was an excellent book. And truthfully, nothing much happens! There is no real plot. But the author Elizabeth Strout is so wise. She gets exactly what it means to be human. How we fail. How we fall and get up again. How we are all entangled together. How we can love and hate at the same time. How we want to be alone but are so lonely. Olive Kitterage is a great character. I loved this book.