The Diamond House is a book by Dianne Warren. It's still battered by decades of child-rearing, housework, teaching school and barely tolerating other people's foibles - and almost always speaking her mind. But she's a more likable Olive." "Olive remains formidable and a bit batty - but her heart is still selective in its generosity. Olive remains formidable and a bit batty - but her heart is still selective in its generosity. It's a small town of various characters - and Olive moves in and out of it and has different roles. She is facing down her senior years. It's a novel that unfolds as a set of interconnected short stories. They had a prickly marriage, but a loving one. Her husband, Henry, had died after a lengthy illness. "Her only son was off to a new life in New York. She'd retired from many decades as her job as a public school math teacher. When we last saw Olive, she'd come through the gauntlet of a busy life. By the end of the book, she's moved into a senior's home. Olive, Again is a novel by Elizabeth Strout.
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