Elizabeth Strout

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Elizabeth Strout
Strout at the 2015 Texas Book Festival
Strout at the 2015 Texas Book Festival
BornElizabeth Strout
(1956-01-06) January 6, 1956 (age 68)[1]
Portland, Maine, U.S.
OccupationAuthor and short-story writer
Alma materBates College
Syracuse University
GenreLiterary fiction
Notable worksAmy and Isabelle
Abide with Me
Olive Kitteridge
The Burgess Boys
My Name Is Lucy Barton
Anything Is Possible
Olive, Again
SpouseJames Tierney
Website
www.elizabethstrout.com

Elizabeth Strout (born January 6, 1956) is an American novelist. She is known for her works in literary fiction. Many of her novels are inspired by her hometown of Portland, Maine.[2][3] Her best known works are Amy and Isabelle, Abide with Me, Olive Kitteridge, The Burgess Boys, My Name Is Lucy Barton, Anything Is Possible and Olive, Again.

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  1. Encyclopædia Britannica almanac 2010. Chicago: Encyclopædia Britannica. 2009. p. 71. ISBN 978-1-61535-329-3. Retrieved March 3, 2016. Elizabeth Strout january 1956.
  2. Mackay, Shena (July 13, 2013). "The Burgess Boys by Elizabeth Strout – review". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
  3. Charles, Ron; Charles, Ron (March 19, 2013). "Elizabeth Strout's 'The Burgess Boys,' reviewed by Ron Charles". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved June 7, 2017.