Strout, Elizabeth: *1956
Amy and Isabelle, 1998 - Information about the Book
- General Information
- The novel shows the complexities that lie at the heart of the first, and most intimate, relationship in our lives.
- Information from Wilkipedia
- Facts
- Elizabeth Strout says about her novel that it "is not autobiographical, but I am a mother and a daughter, and those relationships have helped my work."
- Reviews
- The New York Times: "What awkward moments exist in Amy and Isabelle occur mostly when Strout tries too hard to wrap up her story; suddenly a narrative that has felt large and luminous is resolved into a tidy parcel." January 17, 1999
- Kirkus: "Strout demonstrates exceptional poise, and an uncommon ability to render complex emotions with clarity and a sympathetic intelligence." January 1, 1999
- The Mother-Daughter Narratives: "The weighty work promotes both thinking and feeling in the discrete evolution of a parent and child as they undergo a necessary separation." Literary Mama; November, 2016
- Author
- Elizabeth Strout talks about the novel; host: Hans Fischer. SwissEduc. Provincetown, MA; July 10, 2006
- Elizabeth Strout talks about the novel with Charlie Rose. Aired 1999.
- Elizabeth Strout discusses Olive Kitteridge, Amy and Isabelle, and Abide with Me. Interviewed by Magdalene Brandeis, faculty coordinator at Stony Brook Manhattan.
- Elizabeth Strout talks about the novel; host: Hans Fischer. SwissEduc. Provincetown, MA; July 10, 2006